President Biden identified his goal "of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030" (the 30x30 goal) in Section 216 of Executive Order No. 14008, "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad" (EO 14008)...more
5/17/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Conservation ,
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Department of Environmental Quality ,
Department of the Interior ,
Departments of Commerce ,
Executive Orders ,
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Land Preservation ,
Proposed Legislation
Right out of the box, the Biden Administration took a decisive stance on the importance of climate costs in agency decision making, returning to Obama-era metrics and values. On his first day in office, President Biden issued...more
3/23/2021
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Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Habitat Conservation Plan ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Working Groups
On July 19, 2018, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, and collectively with FWS, the Services) announced several proposed changes to the regulations implementing the...more
7/30/2018
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Critical Habitat ,
Delisting ,
Endangered Species ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
ESA Listings ,
Incidental Take Permits ,
Proposed Rules ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration ,
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