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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing

PA Environment Daily

The determination involved a water well owned by Bryan Latkanich near Fredericktown, Washington County that was approximately 500 feet away and down-gradient from two shale gas wells on a pad originally developed by Chevron Appalachia, but now owned by EQT CHAP, LLC, a subsidiary of EQT Corporation. Read more here. Read more here.

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

Vermont Law

The Freedom Industries chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia exposed holes in state and federal regulations for chemical storage tanks. On January 9, 2014, a chemical tank at Freedom Industries in Charleston, West Virginia, leaked into the Elk River. Summary: . A new Senate bill – S. By Ashley Welsch. have addressed the spill.

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James Michener’s Chesapeake Bay Was A+

Vermont Law

But, an even bigger challenge remains—regulation of chicken litter dumped into the Bay by the Delmarva Peninsula’s poultry industry. People who love the Maryland Eastern Shore talk with pride about the bounty of the water—. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Report Card.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) erred in its analyses of climate change’s impact on the Rio Grande cutthroat trout when it determined in 2014 that the species no longer warranted listing under the Endangered Species Act. 2012 CA 008263 B (D.C. The court also declined to “create a new tort named abusive litigation.”

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In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

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Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters. clean water statute, though, give farmers and their wastes special treatment. Video: Lake Erie’s murky algae water. Regulation Begins.

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Federal Water Tap, January 31: Supreme Court to Review Wetlands Case

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The nation’s highest court will again take on the Clean Water Act. The nation’s highest court will once again interpret the reach of the Clean Water Act, the foundational environmental law whose scope has been the subject of court and administrative battles for more than three decades. The Rundown.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. 2012 CA 008263 B (D.C. Environmental Groups Appealed Dismissal of NEPA Regulations Lawsuit. National Review, Inc. July 22, 2021). NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND OTHER FILINGS.

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