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In even-numbered years like 2022, lawmakers focus on relatively small budget requests, “fixes” and limited policy proposals. Several of our priorities this year seek to stem the loss of irreplaceable natural and working lands and ensure our state is empowered to plan more thoughtfully for the years to come. Photo by Kelly Compton.
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UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. Innovation and Competition Act with representatives from the White House and the Commerce Department. The House NaturalResources Committee plans to hold a hearing for its section of the reconciliation bill Sept.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approves Water Resource Development Act of 2022. USFWS agrees to designate critical habitat for ten species and issue endangeredspecies findings for 14 species. Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. Executive Branch.
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Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) rule listing the Northern Long-eared Bat as an endangeredspecies under the EndangeredSpeciesAct. Previously, the bat species was listed as a threatened species. 8, 2022) CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct.
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