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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

Written by Braeden Van Deynze, UW Postdoctoral Research Associate; Ailene Ettinger, Quantitative Ecologist at TNC in Washington; and Tiffany Choe, Public Funding Strategy Manager at TNC in Washington. Scoring criteria are broken down into two categories: qualitative and technical. Photo: public domain.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. It changed long-time agency policy to allow major sources of pollution to reclassify as area sources, a category with fewer regulatory requirements, once their emissions fell below a certain threshold. Executive Branch. International. Steve Daines (R-MT).

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

The CHIPS and Science Act, passed in fall 2022, tasks the TIP Directorate to develop a roadmap to guide investment decisions in use-inspired and translational research over a 3-year time frame, working towards the goal of advancing U.S. Act, which is legislation intended to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans. Register here.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

The Department has initiated Tribal consultations and an opportunity for public comment to recommend and review proposed replacement names. CEQ is accepting public comments on the beta tool through April 25, 2022. Wisconsin Natural Resource Board votes to weaken standard for PFAS in drinking water – Wisconsin Public Radio.

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QUANTIFYING TRIBAL RESERVED WATER RIGHTS IN STATE WATER ADJUDICATIONS

Acoel

In fact, water shortages exist all across the fourteen Western public lands states. Among them are water rights for National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks and the 562 federally recognized Indian reservations, or under specific legislation such as the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Wilderness Act.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

Proposed rule will be open for public comment for 60 days. Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena. Senate confirms Charles F.

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