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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. USFWS : The Biden administration moved to repeal and revise several Endangered Species Act regulations finalized by the Trump administration. Senate holds confirmation hearing for Bureau of Land Management director nominee. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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This goal directs 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments in environmental cleanup, climate mitigation and clean energy to disadvantaged communities. This conclusion matches the conclusion of another analysis of ozone air quality standards released in 2020 during the Trump administration.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In an unpublished judgment, the court rejected the petitioners’ other NEPA arguments regarding project design and capacity and cumulative ozone impacts. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , No. They asserted claims under the Endangered Species Act, NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Members of the House Science Committee introduced bipartisan bills aimed at increasing collaboration between NASA and the Department of Energy ( R. 2988 ) and the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy ( H.R. NOAA NMFS – Proposed Rule To List the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

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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. Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill.

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Policy News: April 25, 2022

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Endangered Species : The US Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for the Clear Lake hitch, a freshwater minnow found in California, after environmental groups challenged the agency’s 2020 decision not to list the species.

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