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President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition

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Office of Surface Mining & Reclamation-- Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and any amendments thereto. Bureau of Land Management-- Mining Act of 1872; Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; and Energy Policy Act of 2005. Outer Continental Shelf Act of 1953 and any amendments thereto.

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Federal Court Refuses to Halt Construction of Revolution Wind Project

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Recently, a federal court denied two back-to-back motions by a group called Green Oceans to preliminarily enjoin construction of the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island. For background, in January 2024, Green Oceans filed a complaint in the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation – Inside Climate News. New York voters overwhelmingly pass Environmental Bond Act – Times Union. Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues – Mongabay. International. NOAA – U.S.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

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USFWS: The agency granted threatened species protections for the Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) under the Endangered Species Act. The Emperor Penguin is native to Antarctica and is the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species. War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Although the district court acknowledged that BLM provided “a lengthier explanation” of its reasons for not quantifying foreign emissions than the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management provided in the earlier case, the court found that BLM still did not “thoroughly explain” why an estimate of foreign emissions was impossible.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet as acting administrator of NOAA.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2990 ) to address sexual harassment and assault in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2988 ) and the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy ( H.R.

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