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Late 2018 β€” Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. The state has already made significant progress toward the first goal as a result of the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act and 2007 adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard (REPS) for major energy producers.

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UNC Nutrient Study: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again (Apologies to Yogi Berra)

Smith Enviorment

The short version: A three year, multi-million dollar study has confirmed the science and policy underlying the 2009 Jordan Lake water quality rules. series of acts revising or delaying implementation of the Jordan Lake nutrient rules in response to complaints from local governments and real estate development interests.

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Elk River Spill Aftermath: Do We Need New Regulations and From Whom?

Vermont Law

1961 – seeks to close existing loopholes and provide additional federal oversight where current state laws do not apply. At first glance, though, existing laws would seem applicable to the spill at Freedom Industries. However, West Virginia law. A new Senate bill – S. have addressed the spill.

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After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure

Circle of Blue

As the nation prepares to pour hundreds of billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan. percent of GDP in 2002 ($9.3 Even though water bills are rising fast, revenues are still not enough to keep pace with needs. In March, Gov.

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Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

Circle of Blue

There is nothing attractive, though, about Lake Erie’s annual algal bloom, or the harmful blooms that now contaminate so many of America’s iconic waters, among them the Chesapeake Bay, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Champlain, and California’s Clear Lake. These nutrients are the source of some of the nation’s worst water pollution. .

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Federal Water Tap, February 21: EPA Watchdog Will Investigate Agency’s Drinking Water Lead Response in Michigan City

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An EPA watchdog will investigate the agency’s response to drinking water lead contamination in Benton Harbor, Michigan. An EPA local government advisory committee submits recommendations to the agency for carrying out infrastructure investments. Financial Assessments for Clean Water Act Compliance. The Rundown.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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