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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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The goal of this grant program is to streamline funding opportunities for new voluntary conservation and restoration projects around the United States. The US Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Defense are all expected to provide funding for this grant program.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia seeking to compel the U.S.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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Joe Manchin (D-WV) signals willingness to support climate provisions of the Build Back Better Act. White House seeks feedback about the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. Lovejoy III, an ecologist who dedicated his career to preserving the Amazon rainforest, dies at 80 – The Washington Post. Executive Branch.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues – Mongabay. Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact – The New York Times. Will CITES finally act to protect rosewood this month? NOAA NMFS – Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel. expert group – Reuters. 15, 2022. .

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

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Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. This includes $81 million for sage-grouse conservation and $37 million for threatened and endangered species. Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Save Our Sequoias Act ( H.R. NSF receives $9.63 Executive Branch.

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