H.R. 6877
would amend §1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 to enhance and update conservation practice standards.
would amend §1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 to enhance and update conservation practice standards.
would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide for provisions relating to collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities.
would enhance the federal government’s planning and preparation for extreme weather and its dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk from such extreme weather.
The U.S. Supreme Court's October Term 2022 had major implications for environmental law, including its most significant Clean Water Act decision ever. Upcoming cases in October Term 2023 have the potential to be just as impactful. On September 25, 2023, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts who provided an overview of key rulings and major take-aways from the Court’s prior term, and discussed cases that have been granted review or are likely to be considered by the justices in the upcoming term. Here, we present a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.
would strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in the United States through the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions from cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production.
would prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers.
would amend Title 40, U.S. Code, to modify certain requirements for regional commissions and reauthorize the Southwest Border Regional Commission.
would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions.
would prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers.
would improve NOAA’s weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.