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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In an unpublished judgment, the court rejected the petitioners’ other NEPA arguments regarding project design and capacity and cumulative ozone impacts. In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

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USFWS: The agency granted threatened species protections for the Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) under the Endangered Species Act. The Emperor Penguin is native to Antarctica and is the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species. Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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Learn more about voting policies and rights in your state and register to vote at Rock the Vote , a nonprofit dedicated to engaging young people in politics. EPA – Public Meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Ozone Review Panel (Nov. Be sure you are registered to vote in time to participate!

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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Quick, deadly coral disease the target of new NOAA plan – Florida Politics. Learn more about voting policies and rights in your state and register to vote at Rock the Vote , a nonprofit dedicated to engaging young people in politics. More News: Fed announces pilot program on climate risk with six major banks – The Hill.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Although there’s a broad consensus on the science of climate change, that’s not the case with politics. USFWS: The agency issued an emergency listing rule, listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species for 240 days, starting April 7. EPA – National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S.

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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 Agency biologists warned Trump administration appointees that removing a large amount of critical habitat for the species would result in the eventual extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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Under a Biden memorandum, this NSTC task force will be charged with examining federal scientific integrity policies and specifically whether existing federal scientific integrity policies: Prevent improper political interference in the conduct of scientific research and the collection of scientific or technological data. Scientific Community.

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