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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

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There may also be requirements on what technologies must be used for mitigation such as the use of catalytic converters in cars that used older lead fuel (6). Endangered Species Act : Nearly every country has one of these now as well as international laws and designations for cross-border co-operation on conservation.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. The report also recommends strengthening laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, maintaining a strong science and technology base and improving domestic and international public health infrastructure. science and technology Oct.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Office of Management and Budget release annual research and development spending memo. IUCN adds the migratory monarch butterfly to the Red List of Threatened Species. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology met July 28. International.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. 2225 ) to create a new technology directorate.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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NEON seeks applications for the Science, Technology and Education Advisory Committee. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. 1260 ) and the NSF Foundation for the Future Act ( H.R. 2225 ), the bill establishes a new Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships. Scientific Community. increase to $3.26

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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billion to the National Science Foundation to start a Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). The directorate is tasked with accelerating use-inspired and translational research in technologies and innovations of national importance. Innovation and Competition Act ( S. Innovation and Competition Act ( S.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

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White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation. In December 2020, USFWS made a determination that listing the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act is “warranted but precluded.”. The late Paul G.