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Policy News: June 28, 2021

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Senators confirmed Richard Spinrad to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by a voice vote. He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. Marco Rubio (R-FL)’s South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act ( S.

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ESA Policy News: April 17, 2023

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NOAA: The House Science Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18, to consider Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK)’s draft legislation to take the National Oceanic Administration out of the Department of Commerce and make NOAA into an independent agency. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Request for Nominations.

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

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Next week, the House is expected to consider another six spending bills, including a bill funding the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. House Natural Resources Committee: The full committee voted to advance a bill ( H.R. Comments must be submitted by July 28, 2022.

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ESA Policy News: April 17, 2023

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NOAA: The House Science Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18, to consider Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK)’s draft legislation to take the National Oceanic Administration out of the Department of Commerce and make NOAA into an independent agency. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Request for Nominations.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

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Environmental justice communities already face a disproportionate amount of pollution emanating from political disenfranchisement and racist policies like redlining. The full Senate also confirmed Monica Medina to be assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs by a 61-36 vote.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The scientific community opposed this executive order, over concerns that this category could be used fire scientists whose results contradict the preferences of political employees. House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen. billion for NOAA, a $1.4

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