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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. This guidance sets guidelines for research security policies across the government.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

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Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

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Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) said that is likely that the government will have to operate on a continuing resolution when fiscal year 2023 starts on October 1, 2022. This includes a $35 million increase for the Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act activities.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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The government has been operating under a series of stop-gap measures since October 2021 and Congress has not passed a full-year budget since December 2020. Applegate is a career USGS employee who has served as the acting USGS director for the past year. These species are found in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.

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ESA Policy News: April 17, 2023

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Shortly after Biden’s veto, a federal judge in North Dakota halted the implementation of Biden’s new Clean Water Act rule in 24 states, writing that a pending Supreme Court case is likely to change the authority of the federal government under the Clean Water Act. Previously, the bat species was listed as a threatened species.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. The Ninth Circuit said the new issuance of NWP 12 rendered the appeals moot and ordered the district court to dismiss the underlying claim. Rhode Island v.

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