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Chop, chop: Ontario’s Attacks on Endangered Species Keep Coming

Enviromental Defense

But, throughout their term of office, the current government has done everything in their power to remove or avoid those protections. And now the government has a new proposal – and it’s terrible for endangered species. TELL ONTARIO NOT TO BY-PASS THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT . So what’s new?

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The Stream, December 21, 2022: In Global Biodiversity Agreement, Freshwater Protection and Restoration Are Prominent

Circle of Blue

Reuters reports that the increasing number of dams upstream in the watershed has drastically reduced the amount of sediment that can reach these farming regions — from 147 million tons in 2007, to 43 million in 2020, to a projected 5 million in 2040. Farmers in the delta have already been forced to abandon rice for shrimp farming.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

May 1, 2020). Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. Natural Resources Defense Council v. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. WildEarth Guardians v. Bureau of Land Management , No. 4:18-cv-00073 (D.

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The Justice Department Announces Successful Enforcement Action Against Trafficking in Protected Wildlife

Arnold Porter

Gutierrez admitted to acting as the middleman between several Mexico-based suppliers and US-based customers and was part of one of the most successful cross-border schemes to illegally trade wildlife in the United States. Between 2015 and 2020, Gutierrez helped illegally move more than $3.5 and the Endangered Species Act (ESA).[[N:16

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. The district court scheduled a hearing for April 16, 2020 to consider the defendants’ motion to dismiss or transfer those cases. 4, 2020); California v. United States , No. 18-36082 (9th Cir.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. World leaders have made several major commitments at the meeting to date: Almost 90 countries joined an agreement to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels. Executive Branch. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

July 28, 2020 Good morning Chairperson Castor, Ranking Member Graves, and members of the committee. Despite their substantial negative environmental impact, the federal government has repeatedly given the wind industry special rights. Find the full text here ! But beyond those economic ties are national security ones.

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