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The Supreme Court’s Top-10 Environmental Law Decisions

Legal Planet

The Clean Water Act requires that industrial sources reduce their discharges, but it left two big questions unanswered: Would EPA or the states set the pollution limits? A contrary ruling would have gutted the statute, leaving water quality largely subject to state permit authorities. 2587 (2022) (Chief Justice Roberts).

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

ESA

In this issue: Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Congress passed an omnibus spending bill completing appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. NSF receives a four percent increase. ESA Stands with Ukraine. Federal Register opportunities.

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Policy News: August 1, 2022

ESA

Spending bills for fiscal years FY 2022 and FY 2023 have fallen short of appropriating the amount included in similar authorizing legislation. The House and Senate had been negotiating a compromise between the America COMPETES Act and the Senate’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act since May 2022. billion in FY 2022.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

ESA

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. The Sacketts are represented by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation and backed by business and agricultural groups.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

Senate committee approves conservation funding bill. USFWS issues rare emergency rule listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. By Karl Mathiessen, Zia Weise and Joshua Posaner, PoliticoPro, 4/4/2022.

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118 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- Registration Open! Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Faith & Waters Restoration Summit Feb. Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Faith & Waters Restoration Summit Feb.

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Policy News: July 1, 2022

ESA

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The Supreme Court will hear this case, which pertains to the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the definition of the Waters of the U.S.

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