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Protecting Plants and Animals at Risk Must Start before They Need the Endangered Species Act

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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NEPA as an environmental back-stop

Legal Planet

That might be because the proposed agency action is one with a novel kind of environmental effect not previously considered for regulation for instance, consider the possible impacts of introducing genetically modified organisms into the environment, when that technology was a nascent one. NEPA requires consideration of those effects.

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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Climate change as reason for threatened or endangered status under Endangered Species Act. Investment and incentives for clean technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act. Climate change as substantial impact requiring discussion in environmental impact statement. Federal energy policy A.

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Now You’re in Law School. What Should You Take?

Legal Planet

If you become an IP lawyer, there’s work to be done on clean energy technologies. The Endangered Species Act can have a big effect on land use in some parts of the country. If you do corporate work, you can focus on ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance). One important area for work involves the energy sector.

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Women Who Hunt, Organ Transplants and 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Congress Needs to Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward

Union of Concerned Scientists

The legislation also sets forth a study about transferring all or part of the management of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which would in effect transfer NOAA Fisheries to the Department of Interior. Lautenbacher, and two former Acting Administrators, Dr.

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CRES Forum Hosts Permitting Reform Panel Discussion

Cresforum

The discussion touched on the challenges that exist for developers and the opportunities for improvement throughout various statutes, like the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, as well as at implementing agencies and the courts.