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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 14, 2021

National Law Center

Email important additions HERE. Judicial: The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 14, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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How Big Is A Blue Whale? Plus More Blue Whale’s Facts

Earthava

Blue whales are currently classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Continued efforts by environmentalists to reduce the impact of humans on the planet can improve life for the blue whale and other endangered animals.

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Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

Law Columbia

Like terrestrial plants, seaweed uptakes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it grows and stores it in biomass. In January 2021, the Sabin Center released a paper discussing key legal challenges and opportunities associated with both OAE and seaweed cultivation for the purposes of carbon dioxide removal.

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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

The federal agencies responsible for more than 200 hatchery programs — including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. A 2021 study led by NOAA ecologist Lisa Crozier found that warming ocean temperatures could cause salmon survival to decline by roughly 90% within the next 40 years. “We

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

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. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

ESA

In 2021, EPSCoR jurisdictions received 12% of the NSF’s total budget. The bill funds National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research at $776 million, a 20 percent increase. This includes a $35 million increase for the Ecological Services for Endangered Species Act activities. billion in FY 2022.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5

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