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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

Congress toyed with water pollution control since 1948, but 2 years after Earth Day it passed the first comprehensive federal law, ever, to control water pollution, the 1972 Clean Water Act. Through this law, water pollution is managed by controlling wastewater discharges. Clean Water Act.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In an unpublished judgment, the court rejected the petitioners’ other NEPA arguments regarding project design and capacity and cumulative ozone impacts. The court also found that judicial economy and conservation of resources weighed in favor of a stay. Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. 20-1045 (D.C. Missouri v.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

million for conserving pollinators, freshwater mussels, desert fish and Hawaiian Islands plants. billion to support Indigenous conservation of forests. The Corporation for National and Community Service receives $6.9 billion for national service programs to carry out projects related to climate resilience and mitigation.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

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. This body will review the EPA’s scientific review of current ozone pollution standards.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

ESA

Conservation: Nine bipartisan Senators and Sen. billion in annual mandatory funding to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies for the conservation of at-risk species and the implementation of state wildlife action plans. President Joe Biden has pledged to veto both resolutions. This bill provides $1.4

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