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James Michener’s Chesapeake Bay Was A+

Vermont Law

The Bay’s grade is a “C,” unchanged since 2012 when the 2011 “D+” was upgraded to a “C.” 1600s, but since then humans deforested the land, fished indiscriminately, farmed intensively, and the population grew. EPA established an accountability framework and state water pollution limits (TMDLs) for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Montana Federal Court Agreed to Consider Keystone XL-Specific Documents and 2012 Biological Opinion in Challenge to Authorization Under Nationwide Permit. Army Corps of Engineers’ issue of a Section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act for a new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Williams , No.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

More than 100 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030. The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. and the European Union are leading the policy commitments to reduce methane emissions.

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