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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

This program would put American to work on projects to reduce carbon emissions, build climate resilience and implement natural climate solutions. The comments note that the Tongass stores a large amount of carbon and fuels productive and commercially important marine ecosystems. million acres. Instead, the U.S.

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