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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone. Ecological Conservation. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court also found that judicial economy and conservation of resources weighed in favor of a stay. Tennessee Federal Court Allowed Conservation Groups to Proceed with Challenge to TVA Long-Term Contracts. The states appealed the dismissal of the case. Missouri v. Biden , No. 4:21-cv-00287 (E.D.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

ESA

Glenn Youngkin (R)’s nomination of former EPA administrator to natural resources post. World leaders gather in France for ocean summit. Fish and Wildlife Service to combat illegal wildlife tracking and $52 million annually for coral reef conservation. NOAA – Public Meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (Feb.

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ESA Policy News: May 30, 2023

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Congress House Natural Resources Committee passes Save Our Sequoias Act and legislation to allow mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups. Read more: U.S.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismissed Pro Se Lawsuit Claiming That Republican and Conservative Policies—Including Failure to Address Climate Change—Violated Plaintiff’s Rights. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. Department of Interior , No. 2:16 -cv-00285 (D.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

Legislators provide $200 million to NOAA for weather, coasts, oceans and climate research, $100 million for NOAA competitive climate research grants and provides $100 million to NOAA for development and dissemination of climate science information products and services. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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UN seeks input about possible topics for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue. 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.

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