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“Fully Protected” No More?

Legal Planet

Because trailer bills don’t go through the typical legislative process, they have much less public exposure, meaning that in practice, trailer bills can be—and are—used as a vehicle to make big changes with minimal process. Now back to this year’s “Fully Protected Species Trailer Bill.”

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A Resource Guide for Fish-Friendly Infrastructure Funding

Washington Nature

Scoring criteria are broken down into two categories: qualitative and technical. The goal of these projects is to recover and sustain fisheries—particularly those managed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Successfully funded projects score well on both.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. Nobel Prize recipients urge G7 leaders to take transformative action to address climate change. Part two , scheduled for a November proposal, will make “broader changes,” according to the agenda. International. Scientific Community.

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How Big Is A Blue Whale? Plus More Blue Whale’s Facts

Earthava

Blue whales don’t break the record in every category, but it’s still worth noting some other amazing feats. Blue whales are currently classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Other Blue Whale facts.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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White House science office to hold first event on countering climate change denial and delay – The Washington Post. UN : A new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that world faces unavoidable climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5

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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. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7 degrees Celsius. or WOTUS. “In

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. UN seeks input about possible topics for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue. Research Policy: The House leadership unveiled the America COMPETES Act ( H.R. The NSF provisions of the America COMPETES Act creates a new NSF Directorate for Science and Engineering Solutions.

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