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Federal Water Tap, April 24: Pennsylvania’s Pollution Failures Targeted in Proposed Chesapeake Bay Settlement

Circle of Blue

The House fails to overturn President Biden’s veto of legislation to reduce Clean Water Act protections. And lastly, the EPA establishes that water and wastewater are eligible categories for billions in federal funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

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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. or “isolated.”

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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Game Changer- U.S. EPA Proposes to List PFOS and PFOA as “Hazardous Substances” Under CERCLA

Ohio Environmental Law

The categories include: PFOA and/or PFOS manufacturers (including importers and importers of articles). What is the legal basis for designation of PFOS/PFOA? Toxic Substances Control Act section 7 imminently hazardous chemical. The water solubility allows the chemicals to migrate readily from soil to groundwater.

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Bounty laws and citizen suits

Acoel

Posted May 24, 2023 by Tracy Hester In a jurisprudential pile-up, the Fifth Circuit has become the arena for two simultaneous legal battles that may shape the law of standing and realign federal environmental law. bars against citizen suits for entirely past violations of the Clean Water Act under the Gwaltney doctrine).

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Hurricane Florence: Deja Vu All Over Again

Smith Enviorment

Unfortunately, storms never sort debris and efforts to clean out flooded homes often create piles of trash that include both hazardous and non-hazardous materials. Removal of debris from streams and rivers may require a federal permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Animal waste. Total # Facilities/Lagoons.

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

Law Columbia

But renewable generation is not sufficient to decarbonize the electric sector; infrastructure that delivers clean electricity to consumers is also critical. The Sabin Center’s Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative provides pro bono legal counsel to community members who support renewable energy projects.) .