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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

PA Environment Daily

Grace has a passion for wildlife and conservation, which has been solidified through her experiences outside of the classroom, such as study abroad, internships, and volunteer work, which allowed Grace to immerse herself in hands-on wildlife biology activities. Ward Memorial Scholarship, Irvin C. GPA, majoring in Wildlife Technology.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). motion for leave to amend Oct. 17, 2016; motion to expedite Oct.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

ESA

USFWS: The agency granted threatened species protections for the Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) under the Endangered Species Act. The Emperor Penguin is native to Antarctica and is the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species. War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A.

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CRES Forum Climate Policy Directives for Legislators, Policymakers, the Press, and the Public

Cresforum

Conservatives have overseen some of the most enduring legacies of American environmental policy. KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS Government should not pick winners and losers, but instead support all possible technological options available to avoid, reduce, capture and sequester greenhouse gases.

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CRES Forum Climate Policy Directives for Legislators, Policymakers, the Press, and the Public

Cresforum

Conservatives have overseen some of the most enduring legacies of American environmental policy. Government should not pick winners and losers, but instead support all possible technological options available to avoid, reduce, capture and sequester greenhouse gases. But nothing could be further from the truth. SUPPORT INNOVATION.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. Citing the well-pleaded complaint rule, the court concluded that removal was not appropriate based on federal question jurisdiction because the plaintiffs’ claims did not on their face raise the federal issues of energy, the environment, and national security.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

By occupying large areas of migratory habitat, wind turbines have also emerged as one of the greatest threats to large, threatened, and high-conservation-value birds. Despite their substantial negative environmental impact, the federal government has repeatedly given the wind industry special rights.

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