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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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Clean Water Act: A memo from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers provides guidance about how the Biden administrations will implement a 2020 Trump administration Clean Water Act rule limiting states’ ability to block infrastructure projects over water quality concerns. Justice Dept. Justice Dept.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The Supreme Court failed to reach a consensus in the 2006 Rapanos v. In this issue: Supreme Court Hears Sackett v.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

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USFWS: Citing the impacts of white-nose syndrome on the species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing classifying the northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) as an endangered species. The species is currently protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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EPA announced plans to repeal and replace the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Rule. US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. USFWS : The Biden administration moved to repeal and revise several Endangered Species Act regulations finalized by the Trump administration.

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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 The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections.

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ESA Policy News: May 30, 2023

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In this issue: Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach Biden administration must now rework recent Clean Water Act regulations. Those industries have fought for decades to limit the law’s reach. The case centers on a patch of wetlands on an Idaho couple’s property.

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