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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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In December 2020, USFWS made a determination that listing the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act is “warranted but precluded.”. Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge – The Guardian. Supreme Court leak strikes fear among environmental lawyers – The Washington Post.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The act for which they were incriminated was a necessary and proportional means to achieve the goal they sought.”

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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Lovejoy III, an ecologist who dedicated his career to preserving the Amazon rainforest, dies at 80 – The Washington Post. USFWS : The agency is proposing listing the ferruginous pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum ), which is found in Mexico, Arizona and Texas, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact – The New York Times. Will CITES finally act to protect rosewood this month? NOAA NMFS – Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel. NOAA NMFS – Listing the Queen Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 7, 2022, to Dec.15,

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

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Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. USFWS : The Biden administration repealed a Trump-era Endangered Species Act rule which created a definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. NSF receives $9.63 Executive Branch.

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