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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee leaders introduce legislation to reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science. Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves new PFAS standards. The bill is the Senate companion to the House’s Department of Energy Office of Science for the Future Act ( H.R.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Rothman (University of Maryland), Veronica Manka’a Tangiri (Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Lund University), Aubrey Tingler (University of Maryland) and Tatjana Washington (University of Chicago). EPA: The agency is now seeking public comment regarding its Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. It also lays out a string of rules in various stages to amend energy conservation standards for everything from refrigerators and freezers , ceiling fans to commercial and industrial pumps. Executive Branch. International. Steve Daines (R-MT).

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Proposed rule will be open for public comment for 60 days. Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena. Senate confirms Charles F.

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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. Biden’s plan calls for protecting and restoring nature-based infrastructure including forests and wetlands. 2026 ), which would re-establish the U.S.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Conservation: The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for conservation and the implementation of state wildlife action plans. Public comments on the proposed rule close March 28, 2022.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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Infrastructure: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a $350 billion surface transportation authorization bill amid larger negotiations about President Biden’s infrastructure package. Legislative updates: The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved the Preventing a Patronage System Act ( H.R

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