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New “Habitat” Rule for the Endangered Species Act Finalized

MGKF Law

Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") and the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") (collectively, the "Services") finalized a rule defining the term "habitat" as used for designating "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act (the "ESA"). Last week the U.S.

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SCOTUS Further Defines Deliberative Process Documents Exempt From FOIA

MGKF Law

.” On March 4, 2021, in United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al. Fish and Wildlife service (“FWS”) and National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, the “Services”) fall within this deliberative process privilege exemption.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

PA Environment Daily

She is a Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences major with a 3.23 Grace has a passion for wildlife and conservation, which has been solidified through her experiences outside of the classroom, such as study abroad, internships, and volunteer work, which allowed Grace to immerse herself in hands-on wildlife biology activities.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. The National Academics seeks experts for the Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Ecosystem Services in the Built Environment. Executive Branch.

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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

Circle of Blue

government promised Native tribes in the Pacific Northwest that they could keep fishing as they’d always done. Hatcheries like the Carson National Fish Hatchery, pictured here, breed millions of salmon and let them grow until they are mature enough to be released so they can try to swim to the ocean. Now, that system is falling apart.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. House Releases New Reconciliation Bill Text, Includes Funding for Climate Science. Ruling allows the EPA to protect Bristol Bay.

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