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Flooding soon in a basement near you: the impacts of weakening wetland protection in Ontario

Enviromental Defense

The regulations accompanying many recent changes included in Bill 23 have yet to take effect. Some of these critical changes include: Wetlands smaller than two hectares are no longer being evaluated; Smaller wetlands are no longer considered part of a wetland complex and must instead be evaluated on an individual basis.

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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 Corps issues nationwide permits for categories of similar activities that will have minimal environmental effects, both individually and cumulatively. Last year the D.C.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

143-215.10C, to require a groundwater compliance boundary at animal operations: “[animal operations] shall have a compliance boundary as may be established by rule or permit for various categories of animal waste management systems and beyond which groundwater quality standards may not be exceeded.” House Bill 600, Sec.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution

PA Environment Daily

CBF looks forward to working with the Governor and legislators to leave a legacy of clean water for future generations.”   Federal Federal funds and leadership are critical to achieving the Blueprint goals.  Fisheries In the fisheries category, the rockfish (striped bass) and oyster indicators rose, while the blue crab indicator declined.  

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit concluded that EPA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in determining that the four elements of the regulations that had been stayed met these requirements. Environmental Groups Challenged Delay in Enforcement of Landfill Methane Regulations. 16-1-01001-5 (Wash. verdict June 7, 2017; sentencing June 23, 2017).

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

While energy sources across all categories failed in mid-February, they didn’t all fail equally. 11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants. We have told regulators over and over that more should be contracted for.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

ESA

Wetlands are vital to managing how water flows after storm events to protect human environments from floods and natural environments from soil erosion and habitat destruction. Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations.

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