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Community Science to the Rescue

Academy of Natural Sciences

More closely related to arachnids such as spiders and scorpions, these ancient creatures, with their iconic shells and long spiny tails, have lived in the coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean for millions of years. Red knots Calidris canuta , with horseshoe crabs, Delaware Bay, NJ © Doug Wechsler/VIREO.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. Julia Brownley (D-CA) reintroduced the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act ( H.R.

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