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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

The provisions of the Clean Water Act means it is illegal for any person or entity to discharge pollutants into navigable waters within the borders and interests of the US without a special permit. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

ESA

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Justice Dept. Justice Dept. Justice Dept.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

The PFAS Action Act directs the EPA to designate two PFAS chemicals, PFOA (PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid), as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. million acres. Instead, the U.S.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

ESA

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Amendment Under The Clean Air Act. . – Notice of Call for Nominations for the Exxon Valdez Oil SPill Trustee Council. Justice Dept. Justice Dept.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Amendment Under The Clean Air Act. Justice Dept. Justice Dept. Justice Dept. NOAA and USFWS – Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Management Plan.

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