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If Dodgers Don’t Quit Big Oil, the Olympics May Make Them

Legal Planet

Clean Water Act by dumping oil and grease from its Carson refinery into LA Countys sewer system. Previous Olympic games have seen the issuing of clean venue guidelines that spell out how the host city, athletes, and particular venues can be in compliance with marketing rules. million in fines.

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EPA Encourages Consideration of Ocean Acidification in Clean Water Act Impairment Listings

The Energy Law

Moreno : On November 15, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum providing States with guidance on how to address ocean acidification in their Clean Water Act 303(d) impairment listings. By Carlos J. For more information on the Memorandum, see: [link]

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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

Circle of Blue

ECCSCM established one of the most extensive citizen-led water monitoring networks in the country. Another of the group’s members is Lynn Henning, an earlier Petoskey Prize winner who also was awarded the 2010 Goldman Prize, the world’s leading honor for environmental activists. Henning is a farmer, too.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

. – To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. . That’s because phosphorus applications on farmland have increased since the early years of the century, according to a comprehensive 2022 evaluation by the U.S.

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

Circle of Blue

But this is a city where 20 percent of residents report “often” or “always” reducing their spending on basic needs to afford their water bill. Water rates more than doubled between 2010 and 2020, while income of the city’s poorest one-fifth of residents inched up only 12 percent.

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Fracking in Michigan: How Drilling for Natural Gas Could Impact the Great Lakes

Vermont Law

In 2010, the Antrim shale became the U.S.’s The Collingwood/Utica shale is a much deeper formation than the Antrim shale, and in 2010, 5.5 million gallons of water was used in this active fracking well, producing an average of 2.5 Fracking has been employed in Michigan. million cubic feet of natural gas a day for 30 days.

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The Fifth Circuit Rejects the DOJ’s Attempt to Charge Black Elk Contractors with OCSLA Felonies

The Energy Law

The contractors were also charged with certain misdemeanor Clean Water Act violations. In 2010, Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC (“Black Elk”) owned and operated a production facility on the West Delta 32 Lease Block located in the Gulf of Mexico. United States v. Moss, et al , No. 16-30561 (5th Cir.

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