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Filling the gaps from CEQA reform

Legal Planet

But it is also true that California has legislated and developed its environmental laws in part based on the background principle that CEQA was present. Here is one key example, drawn from an article I wrote a few years ago about reforming the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), one of the strongest of its kind in the country.

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EPA Releases Proposed Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides that Require Endangered Species Act Reviews

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released, and is seeking public comment on, its proposed guidance for antimicrobial pesticide registrants intended to improve the efficiency of Endangered Species Act (ESA) considerations for new active ingredients, new uses, and registration review actions for antimicrobial pesticides.

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NEPA as an environmental back-stop

Legal Planet

This is the second in a series of posts on the reasons we might have environmental review. Why might we have an environmental review statute such as NEPA when we already have a range of other environmental protection statutes such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and more? The first post is here.

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EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan

National Law Center

On September 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Vulnerable Species Action Plan (“VSAP”), the finalized version of its. The post EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 14

National Law Center

The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 24 Jul The Feed: Vol. Share: Recent Posts The Feed: Vol.

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What Does “Best Available Science” Mean? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In the first Trump administration, we saw these panels and committees disbanded or downsized at the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, and Department of Health and Human Services, among others.

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Federal Water Tap, February 17: House Republicans Move to Overturn Rules on Lead in Drinking Water

Circle of Blue

The groups priorities extend from public lands management and wildfire prevention to reforms of the Endangered Species Act and federal environmental reviews that would allow for more mining, drilling, and building. By traditional energy, Lummis means fossil fuels. Previously the water counsel for Sen.