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. 715 (2006), and embraced ever since in a series of rulemakings and jurisdictional determinations by the EPA and the U.S. EPA , 598 U.S.
Law and Environment
MAY 31, 2023
715 (2006), which interpreted covered “waters” in the CWA to include “only those relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water forming geographical features that are described in ordinary parlance as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes.” United States , 547 U.S.
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Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2022
In Recent Water News. In Case You Missed It: HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’ – Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific Island nation. On Monday, the U.S.
Vermont Law
JANUARY 26, 2015
Trash that is lost, littered, blown, or washed into the ocean is an issue of growing environmental concern. Los Angeles is a leader in using the federal Clean Water Act tool of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to mitigate a major contributing source of marine trash: urban stormwater. in the ocean, where it.
Acoel
JUNE 6, 2023
715 (2006) case many years ago. Kennedy’s opinion served as a basis for revisions to the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) proposed by both Obama and Biden, both the subject of much litigation. United States, 547 U.S. United States , 547 U.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 5, 2022
In conjunction with a White House summit, the Biden administration proposed strengthening water quality standards for rivers and lakes in order to preserve the ability of Indian tribes to fish, gather, and use their lands in ceremonies. This is the first time the EPA has set biofuels targets under the program that began in 2006.
Ohio Environmental Law
APRIL 23, 2020
Supreme Court issued a major ruling interpreting the breadth and scope of the Clean Water Act in County of Maui v. A source of ongoing debate over the scope of the Clean Water Act has been to what extent does the statute regulate discharges when they come into contact with groundwater? Distance traveled.
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