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Court Dismisses Permitting Challenges to the U.S.’s First Major Offshore Wind Project

The Energy Law

The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale.

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

Earthava

“The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived”, according to National Geographic’s Education Blog , and experts across the globe agree. Blue whales, Balaenoptera musculus, make their homes in the planet’s vast open oceans where most migrate thousands of miles annually to feed, mate, and raise calves. How Big Is A Blue Whale?

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. States Texas State Board of Education issues guidance encouraging schools to emphasize the “positive” aspects of climate change in textbooks. Amendment Act ( S.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues – Mongabay. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Public Meeting (online Nov. NOAA NMFS – Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel. NOAA NMFS – Listing the Queen Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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NSF : The agency issued a solicitation for a new multidisciplinary, world-class educational center at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico that aims to serve as a hub for STEM education and outreach. Smaller telescopes and facilities at the Arecibo site remain in use and could be incorporated into the educational center.

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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. Questions will be taken in advance. . NOAA – U.S. 1 / in person Dec.

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ESA Policy News: May 30, 2023

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OSTP is seeking input from undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from a diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines, as well as those involved in training and capacity building, including librarians, educators, and administrators. NOAA – Request for Public Comment on a Draft Standard Ocean Mapping Protocol.

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