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Scientists call for migratory bird protections, end of Trump rule

February 25, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Conservation, Environment, Migratory Birds, Policy

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reaching the end of a public debate on migratory bird protections — a

With deportation freeze setback, Biden must engage with ICE

February 24, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Federal Court, ice, Immigration, President Joe Biden, Texas

A federal judge issued an injunction late Tuesday evening barring the Biden administration from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium. Jaclyn

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As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage

February 24, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Economics, Electric Vehicles, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

President Biden is meeting with lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss a critical global shortage of semiconductors — computer chips used

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Payment Protection Program Reform: Maryland Smith Expert (Former U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy) Available

February 22, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Robert H Smith School Of Business, University Of Maryland, US Treasury Department

This week, President Biden is announcing changes to the Paycheck Protection Program that include a two-week window that allows only

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Experts list: Momentous shift to clean energy future?

February 11, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Environment, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy

The Biden administration has advanced a significant shift in U.S. climate policy that prioritizes clean energy jobs and reductions in

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Biden oil, gas leasing ban signals shift away from ‘climate-damaging’ fuel

January 27, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Climate Change, Energy, oil and gas, Renewable Energy

President Biden is expected to ban new oil and gas leasing on federal land Wednesday. The move marks one of

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Presidential Transition Index uncovers institutional vulnerabilities, unmet legal provisions

January 21, 2021 sarah Jonas 2020 Election, biden administration, Presidential Transition, Trump Administration

The Presidential Transition Index (PTI) team at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs closely analyzed the completion of each legal requirement and ultimately rated the transition efforts at 76 percent.

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South Bend political scientist available to comment on Buttigieg confirmation hearing

January 21, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, biden cabinet, Senate confirmation hearing

President Biden’s is nominee for transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, is testifying in a Senate confirmation hearing today. If confirmed, the

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Rutgers Legal Expert Available to Discuss Environmental, Climate Change Priorities

January 21, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Biodiversity, Black Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Conservation, Deforestation, Department Of Justice, Environment, Environmental Protection, Environmental Regulations, Fires, Fossil Fuels, Government, hydrofluorocarbons, International, international treaty, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, Land Management, Law, Methane, Mining, NATO, New Jersey, Ngos, NJ, non-governmental organizations, Ocean, Oceans, Oceans, Coasts, and Coral Reefs Specialist Group, Policy, Pollution, President Biden, Regulations, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, Security, soot, Sustainability, United Nations, United States, World Commission on Environmental Law

New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 21, 2021) – Rutgers University Professor Cymie R. Payne, an expert on United States and international environmental

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WashU Experts: The first 100 Biden/Harris days

January 21, 2021 sarah Jonas Biden, biden administration, Climate Change, global warming, minimum wage increase, Paris Climate Accord, R&D, Research & Development, Stimulus, stimulus funding, Stimulus Package

Obamacare will get retooled, not repealed. A national mask mandate will boost consumer spending, research shows (though don’t expect much from homeowners, they’re strapped). The $300 billion for R&D should go to D, not R. So forecasts an array of WashU experts.

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Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss U.S. Rejoining Paris Climate Agreement

January 20, 2021 sarah Jonas biden administration, Carbon Dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, Climate, Climate Change, Environment, Finance, global warming, Greenhouse Gases, Nationally Determined Contributions, net-zero, New Jersey, NJ, paris agreement, Paris Climate Agreement, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, Science, United Nations, United States

New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 20, 2021) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick professors Pamela McElwee and Robert E. Kopp are available for interviews on the announcement that

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Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Addressing Climate Change, Environmental Protection in 2021

January 12, 2021 sarah Jonas 2015 Paris Agreement, Adaptation, biden administration, Carbon, Climate, climate adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Emissions, Environment, EPA, Greenhouse Gas, Joe Biden, Mitigation, New Jersey, NJ, paris agreement, President-elect Joe Biden, Reform, Regulations, Research, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, social cost of carbon, Stimulus, Sustainability, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, White House

New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 12, 2021) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick professors Robert E. Kopp and Pamela McElwee are available for interviews on how President-elect Joe