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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

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Useful Environmental Law Terms. Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Sponsored Content. Fishing rights are one of these issues.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. The report also recommends strengthening laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, maintaining a strong science and technology base and improving domestic and international public health infrastructure. 7, 2022.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation. Amendment Act ( S.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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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. Innovation and Competition Act ( S.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee leaders introduce legislation to reauthorize the Department of Energy Office of Science. White House announces new leadership for the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA, S. Executive Branch. Supreme Court to hear climate case.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

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World leaders gather in France for ocean summit. Morris (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry), W. This work includes but is not limited to work on strategic technologies. In contrast, USICA Creates a Technology and Innovation Directorate focused on “key technology focus areas.”.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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White House : The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Council on Environmental Quality are requesting input to inform the development of a U.S. Ocean Climate Action Plan. White House: The National Science and Technology Council issued a report about international science and technology cooperation.

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