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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

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Nitrate is one of the most violated federal drinking water standards, with EPA data showing 458 systems in violation in the fourth quarter of 2021. Nitrate is water soluble and soils are loaded with excess fertilizer that could take decades to expunge , even if new nitrogen application on farmland is curtailed.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

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And it gives every citizen the authority to bring suit against polluters and government agencies that are doing just that in violation of the public trust. “If pounds in 2006. In December 2021, in collaboration with the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, EGLE and Gov. That’s a 15 percent increase. .

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

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UN plans virtual Biodiversity Conference in October 2021 and in-person meeting in April and May 2022. Innovation and Competition Act with representatives from the White House and the Commerce Department. 16, 2021 ). 16, 2021 ). Feds protect a bumblebee unseen since 2006 – E&E News. International.

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Deja Vue All Over Again- No Certainty on Federal Regulation of Waters of the United States

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An Arizona federal court has vacated the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). CV-20-00266 , the Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s regulatory effort to define the scope of the Clean Water Act (i.e. The Clean Water Act does not further define the phrase “waters of the United States.”

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When it comes to Waters of the United States, the Best Available Science is important – but what about that pesky Commerce Clause?

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Posted on November 23, 2021 by Jeff Porter. Last week EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers published their most recent proposed definition of “Waters of the United States” , an undefined term in the federal Clean Water Act, with an eye toward making that definition final in time for the Act’s 50th anniversary next year.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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trillion spending bill, also known as the reconciliation bill and the Build Back Better Act ( H.R. The bill repeals section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. or WOTUS. “In

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Congress passes a deal to keep the government funded through Dec. How Government Ends – Boston Review.

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