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Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Rules Pending Review On January 20, 2021, Ronald A. Klain, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, issued a memorandum regarding “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.” 86 Fed. Reg. 7424. For rules that have not yet taken effect, the memorandum directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to consider postponing the rules’ effective dates for 60 days from the date of the memorandum for the purpose of...

The world’s ocean economy is valued at around $24 trillion in terms of asset base, according to the World Wildlife Fund estimates

LIMERICK City and County Council has initiated legal proceedings in relation to an unauthorised development in West Limerick. Leo Duggan, who has an address at ...

Tim Dixon Aerial view of Andrewshayes Holiday Park - Credit: Max Redwood A long-established tourism business in East Devon has more reason than most to be looking forward to the end of lockdown. The family team at Andrewshayes: Stephanie, Harry, Stephen, Peter and Clare - Credit: Max Redwood The team at Andrewshayes Holiday Park near Axminster can’t wait to start welcoming visitors back to the venue this summer because this year, owners and staff at the family-run business are celebrating an ...

2021 NACo Policy Priorities Jan. 19, 2021 Document Download PDF Counties play an instrumental role in the overall public administration and governance of federal, state and local policies, programs and services. America’s 3,069 county governments provide essential building blocks for healthy, safe and vibrant communities. Counties invest nearly $600 billion each year in taxpayer resources, through the leadership of nearly 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county em...

Kashmir’s Trout Fishery in Troubled Waters Ignoring local environmental regulations, the Indian government has approved a spate of gravel- and boulder-mining projects in the valley’s streams. Riyaz Wani February 11, 2021 Naristan is a 49 kilometer-long, meandering snow-fed trout stream in the Indian administered part of Kashmir Valley. In April last year, the regional government approved a gravel and boulder-mining project on 2.69 hectare block of the stream that is a critical ...

South Florida Water Management District governing board members approved a substantial $175.8 million contract Thursday to finish their part of a fast-tracked reservoir project south of Lake Okeechobee that is expected to reduce harmful discharges to northern estuaries. The unanimous vote dedicates the money to finish a 6,500-acre stormwater treatment area in western Palm Beach County to filter nutrients from lake water before it goes south to the Everglades. It is part of an ambitious $1.6 bil...

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Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 12:41 pm The Government needs to show more urgency and commitment if it ever wants to make meaningful strides towards solving the housing shortage and getting wins for the environment. National’s spokesperson for Housing and RMA reform Nicola Willis says first-home buyers will be disappointed the Government isn’t moving fast enough to make house building easier. “House prices have risen more than 40 per cent since Labour came to office, yet Labour has shown no...

Independent Kerry TDs Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae are being asked to remove large colourful photos of themselves on public display in their home village of Kilgarvan. The council maintains that the signs or structures - which have dominated the village for many years - are unauthorised. Kerry County Council is seeking the order under planning legislation for the removal of the photo of Danny Healy-Rae TD over the top of the porch on his pub on Main Street Kilgarvan. The large g...