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How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

Union of Concerned Scientists

With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection. However, policy that relies on science requires a very different set of questions and answers.

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Community Science to the Rescue

Academy of Natural Sciences

On a beautiful sunny day in early summer, a group of community scientists led by Ron Smith — a Drexel University BEES instructor and high school environmental science teacher — was making the most of the beachy breeze on the Delaware Bay.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. Endangered Species Act : Nearly every country has one of these now as well as international laws and designations for cross-border co-operation on conservation. This Act came into being in 1973 with the aim of setting out special protections for species at risk of extinction.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Kimmerer is currently a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Information and comments on this proposed rule must be received by Nov. 7, 2022.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species. The agency attributes the species status to declining water quality and quantity. This proposed rule also designates 1,944 river miles as critical habitat for the species. This proposed rule is open for comments through Oct.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

ESA

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. Pacific Time, March 31, 2023.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

EPA – Welch Group Environmental Fair Play Superfund Site Fair Play, South Carolina; Notice of Proposed Settlement. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. The EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement until March 28, 2022.

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