Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

The Township of Archipelago, which sits on the shores of Georgian Bay in the Lake Huron watershed, is seeking multinational support in its opposition to Bill 23 , the “More Homes Built Faster Act,” The Narwhal reports. The bill, which streamlines construction of 1.5

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Environment, Law, and History

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Newton writes that Spezio explores the relationships between oil pollution and political changes in the 1970s and asks how the Santa Barbara oil spill became a watershed moment in the history of environmental and science policy in the US, especially in regard to the Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA).

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 4, 2021

And not to let reality get in the way of government action, the Environmental Protection Agency had recently (but apparently no more) offered guidance on fireworks particle pollution on its website, Most people will have no reaction when exposed to.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

As a person immersed in this interior, “fresh coast” worldview, I hadn’t spent much time considering how our practices might affect the ocean thousands of miles away. Love ocean content? Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. In short, all water is connected. Enter your email and never miss an update.

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Global Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Equal access to clean air and water are major portions of the sustainability equation. Here I am, in one of the wealthiest cities in the country, six blocks from the Pacific Ocean, being warned about air quality by a man that has obviously had a rough journey.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above).

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When we think about plastic pollution, we often think about where plastic products—from water bottles to microplastics—end up. But plastics present a much broader threat to our ocean, climate and marginalized coastal communities. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean.

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National Law Center

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Sovereign.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. It’s proven to be one of the most successful of America’s bedrock federal environmental statutes. Environmental Protection Agency.). (credit: Amazon).

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In conjunction with a White House summit, the Biden administration proposed strengthening water quality standards for rivers and lakes in order to preserve the ability of Indian tribes to fish, gather, and use their lands in ceremonies. Its rivers do not flow to the ocean. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company owned a steel mill that discharged toxic chemicals into the ocean, devastating more than a hundred miles of coastline in four central provinces of Vietnam. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 2, 2022

Well water — which comes from the ground — is not regulated, since limits on contaminant levels are only enforced in public systems. Pennsylvania has an estimated one million private wells in use for drinking water. Penn State’s Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory also offers a robust testing service for well-water users.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

Only 23 percent of the world’s large rivers (more than 620 miles in length) flow uninterrupted into the ocean. Invisible from above, groundwater is a critical source of drinking water, providing the base flow for rivers and, as the study said, “directly sustain[ing] wetlands and terrestrial vegetation.”

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

In Senegal , water-saving farming methods are producing higher rice yields while improving soil health. Supreme Court narrowed Clean Water Act protections for wetlands that aren’t directly connected to “lakes, oceans, streams, and rivers.” “The The attempt succeeded. from polluters and development.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

President John F Kennedy introduced the Clean Air Act in the US as one of many introduced in developed nations with heavy industry (15). Deeper into the 1960s, Richard Nixon signed the executive order creating the Environmental Protection Agency. Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet. Marine Conservation.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Funded by the Erb Family Foundation and the Joyce Foundation, the project comes on the 50 th anniversary of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a high point of environmental diplomacy, and the U.S. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law. There are many others. In 2009, the U.S.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Supreme Court to resolve an important question about how the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to groundwater. Under the act’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (. meaning that sometime next year the court may well issue a major decision on the scope of the Clean Water Act.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection , No. West Virginia v. 15-1363 et al.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 13, 2023

NOAA measurements of ocean surface temperatures indicate that La Niña is gone. The Bureau of Reclamation prepares $250 million to pay Colorado River water users not to use water. The House passes a resolution to reject the Biden administration’s Clean Water Act definition. “So,

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2021

The EPA offers grant funding to research public acceptance of recycled water. The EPA also prepares to strengthen pollution limits for coal-fired power plants and outlines its plan for defining waterways protected by the Clean Water Act. A watchdog agency says FEMA should make better use of updated flood-risk data.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

With President Donald Trump in the White House, his administration has taken measures to ensure that the construction of the wall is not sidetracked by environmental laws and regulations. It includes NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and CERCLA, to name but a few.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters. clean water statute, though, give farmers and their wastes special treatment. A Weakened National Imperative. Both the bi-national agreement and the U.S.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Although the district court acknowledged that BLM provided “a lengthier explanation” of its reasons for not quantifying foreign emissions than the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management provided in the earlier case, the court found that BLM still did not “thoroughly explain” why an estimate of foreign emissions was impossible. 1:21-cv-11390 (D.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

ESA & ESAL Webinar “Protecting Waterways for Healthy Communities and Ecosystems” – Monday, May 8 at 2:00 pm Join ESAL and ESA to learn how science and policy intersect to protect waterways, hear from local advocates for ecologically sound practices, and discuss the potential impact of an ongoing Supreme Court Case.

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ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2022

While it is often thought to apply primarily to construction projects, NEPA actually covers federal permitting of all types, and actions under many other statutes, such as the Clean Water Act, land and ocean management, and pretty much everything the federal government does that may affect the environment.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals directed the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of chlorpyrifos in instances where it harms workers and children. 28, organized by Open Communications for the Ocean, will address how to conduct marine science that impacts policy. This decision comes after the 9 th U.S. Justice Dept.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated: “Plaintiffs’ claims for public nuisance, though pled as state-law claims, depend on a global complex of geophysical cause and effect involving all nations of the planet (and the oceans and atmosphere). It necessarily involves the relationships between the United States and all other nations.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Ninth Circuit Said Biden Action Mooted Case Challenging Trump Revocation of Withdrawal of Oceans Lands from Oil and Gas Leasing. Army Corps of Engineers’ motion to hold in abeyance a case challenging the Trump administration’s rules defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. United States v.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2018 rule in which EPA decided to expand the D.C. The court said that having remanded to the Corps for consultation under the Endangered Species Act, it was not necessary to determine whether the Corps “made a fully informed and well-considered decision” under NEPA and the Clean Water Act.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

-Mexico border (colonias), $100 million for water systems on Indian reservations, and $200 million for disadvantaged communities. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew guidance written by the previous administration for determining when groundwater pollution requires a Clean Water Act permit. News Briefs.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C.,

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The court also rejected the Town’s argument that the project was not consistent with current health, environmental protection, and resource use and development policies in Massachusetts. Washington State Dairy Federation v. Washington Department of Ecology , No. 52952-1-II (Wash. June 29, 2021).

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

Lawmakers give the Environmental Protection Agency a 3.5% The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $5.88 EPA : The agency’s Science Advisory Board agreed to review the science underlying the agency’s decision to revert the definition of the Waters of the U.S. The National Park Service gets a 4.5%

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ESA

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency’s topline budget is $10.13 The EPA’s Geographic Programs budget, which funds the restoration of nationally significant bodies of water, such as the Great Lakes and the Chesapeake Bay, is increased to $681.7 Appropriators increase the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget $6.2

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Legislators provide $200 million to NOAA for weather, coasts, oceans and climate research, $100 million for NOAA competitive climate research grants and provides $100 million to NOAA for development and dissemination of climate science information products and services. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5

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