| Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Sunday August 21, 2022 ( 5 items ) |
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Congressional Research Service: 'Legal & Practical Implications of Ninth
Circuit's Cottonwood Environmental Law Center Vs. U.S. Forest Service Decision Under Endangered Species Act' (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47201) on Aug. 2, 2022, entitled "Legal and Practical Implications of the Ninth Circuit's Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. U.S. Forest Service Decision Under the Endangered Species Act:"
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(Continued form Part 1 of 2)
Legal History and Implications of Cottonwood
Courts have reached different conclusions about how the ESA consultation requirements, and particularly the requirement t
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GAO Issues Report: Federal Fisheries Management - Opportunities Exist to Enhance Climate Resilience
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-22-105132) entitled "Federal Fisheries Management - Opportunities Exist to Enhance Climate Resilience".
Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report.
What GAO Found: "Fisheries managers comprised of eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) and the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Division (HMS Division) have generally used climate informatio
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Rep. Davids Announces Funding Following Cancer Center's Prestigious National Designation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2022:
Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded $2,822,506 to The University of Kansas Cancer Center to support its life-saving research. Last month, after many years of work, the center was officially designated as a "Comprehensive" cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This is the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI and is th
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Sen. Marshall Congratulates Kansas State University on FAA Drone Research Grant
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Kansas State University received a $145,000 grant to study the use of drones in providing effective and efficient responses to different natural and human-made disasters.
"Farmers and ranchers across Kansas are all too familiar with the road to recovery following a devastating
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Sens. Murkowski, Schatz, Reps. Davids, Cole Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Members of Congress Amicus Brief Defending Indian Child Welfare Act in Haaland Vs. Brackeen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Arkansas, vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, and U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) and Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), co-chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 87 members of Congress
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