ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The bill retains a provision from the House bill repealing section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. Onshore royalties would increase to a minimum of 16.75% from 12.5%.

2021 98

2021 Ocean Carbon Dioxide 2022 98

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision also addressed a number of non-climate change claims under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, CEQA, and other state law.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change 2017 40

ESA

JULY 26, 2021

Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) reintroduced the House version of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( H.R. Dingell and Fortenberry have also introduced similar legislation in 2017 and 2019. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing removing 205,000 acres in Oregon from the species’ designated critical habitat.

2021 59

2021 Clean Water Act Climate Change Natural Resources 59

ESA

MAY 17, 2021

reentry in the Trans-Pacific Partnership despite Trump’s decision to pull out of the pact in 2017. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Amendment Under The Clean Air Act.

2021 60

2021 Clean Air Act Ocean Climate Change 60