Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Inspectors general for the Defense Department and EPA will investigate water contamination from an Oahu naval base. The Justice Department announced a settlement with a southeastern Pennsylvania water authority over sewage spills that violated the Clean Water Act. government water policy.
The Energy Law Blog
JULY 26, 2013
By Greg Johnson and Stephen Wiegand In a July 17, 2013 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $6 million dollar penalty levied under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) against CITGO Petroleum Corporation (“CITGO”) and remanded the matter to the Western District of Louisiana for further consideration.
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Circle of Blue
MARCH 23, 2022
According to a new report from UNICEF and WHO, African nations will need to dramatically accelerate progress in order to meet targets for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). NOAA announced that nearly 60 percent of the United States is currently experiencing some level of drought, the largest part since 2013. More Water News.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2023
This is the first story in a series of reports from the Great Lakes News Collaborative that will investigate contemporary water pollution challenges in the Great Lakes region. You can think of chloride as a permanent pollutant in the water,” said Christe Alwin of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
E2 Law Blog
MAY 24, 2021
The practice take-away is that settlement documents that do not expressly recite that the government’s CERCLA claims are resolved may not trigger contribution rights. Guam’s Clean Water Act consent decree may be a less common set of facts than state law settlements with state enforcement agencies. 9607, 9613.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Two of the projects are in Mercer County, which has undertaken one of the most aggressive local government campaigns in the country to battle harmful algal blooms. Ohio is investing $91.7
E2 Law Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
The Bill of Rights protects rights of people against the government. Thus, section 19 probably constrains government action or requires affirmative government action, but it does not create a right of your neighbor to have you maintain your trees or to stop polluting. That right is part of Article I, the New York Bill of Rights.
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