Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On December 1, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) introduced new legislation, the Protecting Communities from Plastic Act (S. Check out how we are fulfilling our commitment at OceanConservancy.org. [1]

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. Mineral resource sustainability : Minerals are precious metals, sold and liquid fossil fuels such as oil and coal, are resources that require licensing and protection for proper management.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

laws, including: the Clean Air Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and the Safe Water Drinking Act.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. All of us are exhaling carbon dioxide right now. So, if it’s a pollutant, we’re all polluting.”.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

Many other states in recent years have decided they would follow Californias standards, as they are allowed to under the Clean Air Act. Dekleva was accused during her first stint in President Trumps EPA of pressuring employees to approve new chemicals and colluding with industry to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

Joe Manchin III (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) raised objections to her nomination because of her opposition to fossil fuels. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Request for Nominations. Klein’s name was withdrawn for the job before Debra Haaland was confirmed to be the Interior secretary.

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