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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

Endangered Species Act (ESA ). In some ways the most robust environmental law because of its stringent requirements, which protect rare species and the ecosystems in which they live. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).

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President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition

PA Environment Daily

Laws Covered Laws covered by the order-- Department of Energy-- Atomic Energy Act of 1954; National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987; Energy Policy Act of 1992; Energy Policy Act of 2005; and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

In the 1980s and ‘90s, three salmon and suckerfish species that call the Klamath Basin home were listed under the Endangered Species Act, a move that required USBR to limit surface water for farming during droughts to protect the fishes’ habitats.

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In the Midst of Climate Disaster, We Continue to Cater to Big Oil

Vermont Law

A number of these species are already threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and they all face the threat of a warming climate. emissions 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. Domestic energy production will be benefitted by the Willow Project.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

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. Northern Plains Resource Council v.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

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could cut emissions 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. would meet Biden’s commitment to cut emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims. The White House is also drafting a “framework” for how the U.S. 8, 2021.

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Trump’s Wall: Adios to Environmental Law?

Vermont Law

The answer lies within the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which was amended in 2005 to authorize the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to. It includes NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and CERCLA, to name but a few.

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