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E2 Law Blog
MAY 26, 2023
The wetlands at issue are separated by a 30-foot road from an unnamed tributary that feeds into a non-navigable creek that feeds into Priest Lake, a navigable but wholly intrastate water body. Thus began nearly two decades of litigation, culminating in the Supreme Court’s May 25, 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA , 598 U.S. at __ (slip op.
Circle of Blue
MAY 9, 2022
Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services. water systems are aging. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink. Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S.,
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Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2022
. “People are starting to understand that rivers and clean waters are like the heart and lungs of the country…In a hundred years we have done so much bad to them.” – Arttu Kuiri, forester with Finland’s state-owned forestry company Metsähallitus. In context: EPA Clean Water Rule Meets Political Pushback.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).
Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 14, 2023
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.
Vermont Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
The Freedom Industries chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia exposed holes in state and federal regulations for chemical storage tanks. Almost immediately, politicians and community groups cried for new regulations to prevent something like the Elk River spill from happening again. Summary: . A new Senate bill – S.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 17, 2023
Government cost-share programs help fund BMPs, but they typically require investments from farmers. But that and other farm-related regulations were often unenforced. The state doesn’t border the Bay, and political power is concentrated outside its watershed. They are often reluctant to participate in government farm programs.
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