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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are now heavily regulated since it was discovered how much their release was damaging the ozone layer - the gas level protecting the planet from the sun's most harmful rays. Deforestation. The 1960s and 1970s. Aerial pollution became a big problem and the matter came to a head in the 1960s.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. 2225 ) to create a new technology directorate.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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Wilson – White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. PCAST: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will meet virtually Jan. 20-21 to discuss measuring and monitoring greenhouse gases and accelerating innovation in energy technologies. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Feb.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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billion to the National Science Foundation to start a Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). The directorate is tasked with accelerating use-inspired and translational research in technologies and innovations of national importance. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. Innovation and Competition Act ( S.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Office of Management and Budget release annual research and development spending memo. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology met July 28. The final bill officially creates an NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP).

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

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President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology meets for the first time in the Biden administration. California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. White House: President Biden’s President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) met for the first time during the current administration Sept.

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