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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. In addition, the agency expects to propose an updated rule governing the venting and flaring of methane pollution from onshore oil and gas leases in October but did not estimate when it would finish work on that regulation. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 million acres of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest. The new final rule removes around 200,000 acres of critical habitat.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

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Appropriations: Congress approved a measure to keep the government open through March 11. President Biden signed the Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act ( H.R. The federal government has been operating under a continuing resolution since October 2021. 6617 ) Feb. This bill reauthorizes the U.S. 3664 , H.R.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Wetlands are vital to managing how water flows after storm events to protect human environments from floods and natural environments from soil erosion and habitat destruction. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. and qualify for a green card. Register here.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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The bill also directs the GRF program to support “critical STEM fields” and conduct outreach to solicit GRFP applications from underrepresented groups in STEM. The House Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound (PUGET SOS) Act ( R. 2153 , SALSTA). 1144 ) from by Rep.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

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143-215.10C, to require a groundwater compliance boundary at animal operations: “[animal operations] shall have a compliance boundary as may be established by rule or permit for various categories of animal waste management systems and beyond which groundwater quality standards may not be exceeded.” See: House Bill 600, Sec.

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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But renewable generation is not sufficient to decarbonize the electric sector; infrastructure that delivers clean electricity to consumers is also critical. The Corps issues nationwide permits for categories of similar activities that will have minimal environmental effects, both individually and cumulatively. Last year the D.C.