2017 Clean Water Act Ozone 
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 9, 2024
When our family participated in the Science March at the Minnesota Capitol in 2017, one of our signs said, “What do we want – Science Based Policy! Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were developed to replace a type of chemical that impacted the ozone layer in our upper atmosphere, but these replacements are potent greenhouse gases.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
The banning of DDT, the Clean Water Act, banning of shooting eagles, protected nest sites and targeted restoration programs means this majestic bird of prey has gone from just 500 at the low point to 70,000 today. Also, we know that the use of DDT also killed a great many more (30).
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 28, 2025
When EPA is carrying out its responsibilities under the Clean Water Act, it needs to know what the latest high-quality research indicates about health harms associated with various pollutants. In 2017 UCS graded several agencies scientific integrity policies and found wide variation in their strength, scope, and completeness.
Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.
ESA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 The fate of the larger budget reconciliation package is unclear, with the Senate shifting its focus to passing the National Defense Reauthorization Act (NDAA). Lawmakers also allocate $9.7
ESA
JUNE 14, 2021
EPA: Administrator Michael Regan announced that that agency will repeal the Trump administration’s 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which replaced the Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Water Rule. The Trump administration approved an oil and gas lease sale in January 2021, as directed by the 2017 Tax and Jobs Act.
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