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Wetlands Protection Update

Smith Enviorment

Supreme Court decision reducing federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction over streams and wetlands. See State Law: Removing Wetlands from “Waters of the State”.) Army Corps of Engineers defining Clean Water Act jurisdiction over streams and wetlands. October 30, 2023. EPA and the U.S.

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Post-Sackett Wetland Delineation Process Raises Questions

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA which significantly reduced the number of wetlands that are federally protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v. Schedule an onsite site visit with the ACOE.

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

Law Columbia

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, any party seeking to construct a project that will discharge dredged or fill material into waters within the Corps’ jurisdiction must obtain a permit. Nationwide Permit 12 (“NWP 12”) is a major piece of the regulatory puzzle for oil and gas pipelines as well as transmission.

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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

Circle of Blue

The map was produced by Corona Environmental Consulting based on a data-collection project funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. Even with that record of risk nitrate pollution is in a category to itself. We’ve accepted the fact that hundreds and hundreds of water systems across the U.S.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

The bill also would establish a grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for assistance to community water systems affected by PFAS to pay for capital costs associated with treatment technologies. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 requires EPA to promulgate this rule by January 1, 2023.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs’ complaint asserting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and Rivers and Harbors Act violations included allegations that the U.S. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Solicitation for data on the presence and treatment of PFAS in wastewater discharges : On March 17, 2021, EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking information and data regarding discharges of PFAS from industrial facilities in the Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers point source category.[[N: 14560 (Mar.

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