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Fish that Live in Saltwater and Freshwater

Ocean Conservancy

Salmon While all the species described here are diadromous, there are two categories: anadromous (running upward) and catadromous (running downward—as you will read about later). Salmon support many different animals, from bears to birds, that rely on them for food as they make their way upstream. Salmon, among others, are anadromous.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law Blog

In what may be considered a warning shot to overzealous federal prosecutors looking to obtain criminal convictions under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) or the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”), the Court of Appeals reversed criminal convictions against Citgo related to violations of both Acts at its Corpus Christi refinery. 4, 2015).

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry. Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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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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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Issue Draft Guidance on Waters Protected by Clean Water Act

The Energy Law Blog

In SWANCC, the Supreme Court addressed the question of CWA jurisdiction over isolated, non-navigable, intrastate ponds, and concluded that CWA jurisdiction could not be based solely on the presence of migratory birds. For more information on the proposed guidance, see water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm

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The Long Life and Sudden Demise of Federal Wetlands Protection

Legal Planet

It is only when you look back at the history of federal wetland regulation that you realize just how radical and destructive this decision was. For instance, under the Court’s reasoning, a Reagan Administration regulation as a blatantly illegal environmentalist overreach. United States. Here’s a timeline of the major events.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

Submissions are accepted in six categories: freelance journalists, early career journalists, and reporting at the local/regional level (science journalism); and graduate students, early career researchers, and later career researchers (science communication by research scientists). Nominations must be received by March 7, 2022.

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