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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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This includes research about atmospheric composition, water and carbon cycles, computational modeling of climate systems, renewable energy technologies, materials sciences, and social, behavior and economic research on human responses to climate change. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) ( S.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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It also directs the Department of Defense to ensure that its core processes fully consider and make adjustments to account for climate change and ensure the climate resilience of DoD assets. The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research. The bill includes $514.3

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

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Todd Young’s (R-IN) proposal to increase competitiveness with China by creating a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and authorizing $100 billion in NSF over five years. The Senate Commerce Committee also amended the Endless Frontiers Act to add several standalone STEM bills including the RISE Act ( S.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

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The task force will also work to improve and increase adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change, address current and historic environmental injustice, protect public health and conserve Department-managed lands, according to the order. Climate: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. 1072 & H.R.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

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Nature in America is in trouble,” Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory said during a call with reporters Thursday. Climate change is reshaping our lands and our oceans and our coasts. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) sponsored the National Strategy to Ensure American Leadership (SEAL) Act ( S.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

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Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”. There may also be requirements on what technologies must be used for mitigation such as the use of catalytic converters in cars that used older lead fuel (6). It determines the responsibility of previous generations to the future.