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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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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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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal government argued that denial of the motion to dismiss was based on clear error and that mandamus was warranted to confine the district court to the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. Federal Government Moved to Dismiss Keystone Pipeline Challenges. filed June 13, 2017).

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Appropriations: Congress approved a measure to keep the government open through March 11. President Biden signed the Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act ( H.R. The federal government has been operating under a continuing resolution since October 2021. The Combatting Online Wildlife Trafficking Act ( H.R

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. or WOTUS. “In

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. In addition, the agency expects to propose an updated rule governing the venting and flaring of methane pollution from onshore oil and gas leases in October but did not estimate when it would finish work on that regulation. Executive Branch.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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The plan includes $10 billion to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, which would put young Americans to work conserving public lands and waters and advancing environmental justice. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Amphibians in Decline Conservation Fund. The White House created the council under Biden’s Jan. 1144 ) from by Rep.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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The Trump administration proposed steep cuts across the government in its president’s budget request, especially to scientific and environmental programs. Legislative updates: The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved the Preventing a Patronage System Act ( H.R House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen.

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