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Six Sleeper Proposals in Project 2025

Legal Planet

Project 2025 portrays the Fish & Wildlife Service as “the work of the Fish and Wildlife Service is the product of ‘species cartels’ afflicted with group think, confirmation bias, and a common desire to preserve the prestige, power, and appropriations of the agency that pays or employs them.” Crippling air pollution control.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In addition, the court found that BLM acted contrary to law by failing to consider a statutory directive to give “maximum protection” to surface values in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. The Ninth Circuit said the new issuance of NWP 12 rendered the appeals moot and ordered the district court to dismiss the underlying claim. Rhode Island v.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plan and a combined $19.4 House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

3531 ) that requires the federal government to develop a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy and authorizes a chief resilience officer position in the White House. The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition is a group of more than 70 House Democrats. Legislative updates: Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Rep.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

Fish and Wildlife Service receives $180 million for developing and carrying out Endangered Species Act recovery plans and a combined $19.4 Agency biologists warned Trump administration appointees that removing a large amount of critical habitat for the species would result in the eventual extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

ESA

House passes measure keeping the government open through March 11. The government could save money through a new approach and put the funds toward forest restoration, the sponsors said. Appropriations: The House passed a stop-gap measure, known as a continuing resolution, to keep the government open through March.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

ESA

Congress Senate: The full Senate voted to pass resolutions nullifying two endangered species rules finalized by the Biden administration. One rule repeals a Trump-era definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The other rule lists the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species.

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