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2025	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Greg Patterson was appointed as the 12th secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) by Governor Matt Meyer.
January 24 2025	Climate and Nature Bill Second reading of the Bill takes place, with debate adjourned after a division in the Commons.
January 24 2025	Climate and Nature Bill At the second reading of the bill, 190 MPs from 12 groups, 75 peers, 385 local authorities, and the London Assembly are backing the Climate and Nature Bill.
January 24 2025	Climate and Nature Bill The bill's second reading began, but was adjourned and continued until 11 July 2025.
October 16 2024	Climate and Nature Bill Roz Savage tabled the bill in the 2024-29 Parliament, being drawn third in the private members' bill ballot with 12 cross-party co-sponsors.
October 16 2024	Climate and Nature Bill Roz Savage (Lib Dem MP) tables the Bill (Bill 14, 2024-25) after being drawn third in the private members' bill ballot and allocated parliamentary time to progress.
March 21 2024	Climate and Nature Bill Introduction of the Bill in the Commons by Alex Sobel MP (Labour/Co-op).
March 21 2024	Climate and Nature Bill Alex Sobel introduced the bill in the 2023-24 session with 12 cross-party co-sponsors, including Caroline Lucas and Ed Davey.
2023	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Garvin announced regulations requiring car manufacturers to incrementally increase zero-emission vehicle deliveries, targeting 43% of new vehicles by 2027 and 82% by 2032.
July 10 2023	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Mandy Cohen became the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which also oversees ATSDR.
May 10 2023	Climate and Nature Bill Introduction of the Climate and Nature Bill (No.2) in the Commons by Olivia Blake (Labour), with the Labour Party offering support for its objectives.
May 10 2023	Climate and Nature Bill Olivia Blake MP reintroduced the bill in the Commons as a private member's bill with 12 cross-party co-sponsors.
April 25 2023	Climate and Nature Bill The bill (now renamed the Ecology Bill) was successfully passed through Lords stages and 'handed over' to Wera Hobhouse.
April 21 2023	Climate and Nature Bill Third reading of the Bill in the House of Lords.
April 18 2023	Climate and Nature Bill Georgia Gould confirms her support for the bill (later withdrawn).
January 25 2023	Climate and Nature Bill Report stage of the Bill in the House of Lords.
November 2022	Climate and Nature Bill Zero Hour launches and debates the Nature & Climate Declaration in the Commons, attracting support from approximately 2,000 politicians across various parties and regions.
November 18 2022	Climate and Nature Bill Committee stage of the Bill in the House of Lords.
July 15 2022	Climate and Nature Bill Mayor of London Sadiq Khan confirms his support for the Climate and Nature Bill.
July 15 2022	Climate and Nature Bill The bill received its second reading in the House of Lords, with cross-party support from peers including Baroness Hooper, Baroness Boycott, and Lord Teverson.
July 15 2022	Climate and Nature Bill Second reading of the Bill in the House of Lords.
June 15 2022	Climate and Nature Bill Former MP Laurence Robertson states he supports the aims and principles of the bill.
June 14 2022	Pesticide regulation in the United States Official start date of the EPA policy (87 Fed. Reg. 22464) requiring comprehensive data on pesticide effectiveness and potential ecological impacts, with requirements for pesticide producers, agricultural farmers, and research universities.
May 21 2022	Climate and Nature Bill First reading of the Bill (HL Bill 13) in the House of Lords by Lord Redesdale.
May 21 2022	Climate and Nature Bill The bill received its first reading in the House of Lords, entered by Lord Redesdale in the private members' bill ballot.
May 6 2022	Climate and Nature Bill Second reading of the Bill was scheduled but not allocated time to proceed.
April 14 2022	Pesticide regulation in the United States EPA published a policy regarding pesticide effectiveness, focusing on gathering reliable data about pesticides' impact on specific invertebrate pests, including those harmful to human health, wood structures, and invasive species.
2021	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control DNREC unveiled the Delaware Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to combat climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and proactive environmental measures.
December 2 2021	Climate and Nature Bill The London Assembly passes a cross-party motion backing the Climate and Nature Bill, proposed by Zack Polanski AM (Green) and Leonie Cooper AM (Labour/Co-op).
June 21 2021	Climate and Nature Bill Caroline Lucas re-tabled the bill in the 2021-22 session with support from 11 co-sponsors, including representatives from multiple political parties.
June 21 2021	Climate and Nature Bill First reading of the Climate and Ecology Bill (Bill 61, 2021-22) during the 2021-22 parliamentary session.
September 2020	Climate and Nature Bill DUP MP Jim Shannon introduces an Early Day Motion supporting the Climate and Nature Bill.
September 2 2020	Climate and Nature Bill First reading of the Climate and Ecology Bill (Bill 172, 2019-20) in Parliament by Caroline Lucas during the 2019-21 session.
September 2 2020	Climate and Nature Bill Caroline Lucas first tabled the Climate and Nature Bill in the 2019-21 parliamentary session, with 11 MPs co-sponsoring the bill from various political parties.
2019	Food and Agriculture Organization Qu Dongyu takes office as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), marking a significant leadership change.
2015	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Updated version of the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan was created, establishing a 10-year conservation strategy for fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
2015	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ATSDR released a report on West Lake Landfill declaring no health risk, contradicting local residents' and Missouri attorney general's scientific investigations.
2015	Pesticide regulation in the United States California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) implemented stricter regulations on chloropicrin, limiting farmer applications to forty acres per day due to health concerns including coughing fits, eye irritation, and headaches.
2014	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Collin O'Mara left his position as DNREC Secretary after five years to become the head of the National Wildlife Federation, with David Small succeeding him.
January 2011	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ATSDR planned to release the final action agenda for the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures.
October 20 2010	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ATSDR began registering people for the ALS Registry, marking the official start of data collection for tracking ALS prevalence and potential disease-associated factors.

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Environmental impact assessment

United States Environmental Protection Agency

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