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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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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. This law provides loan forgiveness for developing countries that meet specific benchmarks and agree to contribute to tropical forest and coral reef conservation. Another amendment from Sen.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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Sams holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration from Concordia University-Portland and a master’s of legal studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma. Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species. He is a veteran of the U.S.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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She previously worked as the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks director from 2017–2020 and was an assistant professor of law at the University of Montana. President Biden signed the Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act ( H.R. The USGS Bipartisan Infrastructure Law spend plan can be found here.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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8965) that would reauthorize existing control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species law through fiscal year 2028. The bill would also increase authorized funding for invasive species partnerships funding level from $50 million to $75 million. David Joyce (R-OH) introduced a bill ( H.R. 14 to 21, 2022.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

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Morris (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry), W. States Win Bid to Freeze Biden’s Interim Social Cost of Carbon – Bloomberg Law. McCrum (University of Georgia), Cassandra Maria Luz Miller (University of New Mexico), Benjamin Moffat (University of Miami), Tim D. States and Tribes.

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