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‘A Tsunami of Human Waste’: Half of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing, Says Report

Circle of Blue

The number of critical treatment works listed in the last report – from 2013 – was 248. The average Green Drop score across all provinces in 2013 was 61%. The report notes, “The effluent quality must comply to 90% [in total] with the authorised limits for the respective categories.”. Photo © Steve Kretzmann / CCIJ.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution

PA Environment Daily

The biennial evaluation graded the Bay and its watershed at a D+, unchanged from the 2020 score.  With many new leaders taking charge – EPA administrators, governors, legislators, and within environmental organizations – we have an opportunity to prove that restoring clean water is possible. In the coming year, the U.S.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

This quarterly newsletter provides essential updates on litigation, regulatory, legislative, and other notable developments involving chemicals of concern to business. Legislative Developments. »State Regulatory & Legislative Actions. Settlement Reached on Next Steps for Asbestos CDR Reporting. California. Litigation.

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First District Holds LA’s Water Allocations To Agricultural Lessees Were Authorized Under Existing Leases And Did Not Constitute Or Implement A Separate “Project” Subject to CEQA Review

CEQA Developments

The leases divided the acreage into “dry” lease and “irrigated” lease categories, stating that “water supplies to all land classified for leased irrigation (alfalfa and pasture) will be delivered in an amount not to exceed five (5) acre-feet per acre per irrigation season.” acre feet/acre) and 2020 (3 acre feet/acre).

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Representative Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Compares Their History In PA To The Holy Bible - But He Left Out Some Parts

PA Environment Daily

D&I Silica was sold to Hi-Crush Partners in 2013 for $125 million. And I submit to you that the bulk of wells that are abandoned or orphaned are from the Old Testament category on the left.” From 2018 to 2020, conventional oil and gas operators also reported disposing of nearly 2.3 Read more here.] Read more here.

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Action: 2019 Budget

Smith Enviorment

The 2019 legislative session got off to a very slow start. The project, restoration of Little Alamance Creek in Burlington, was completed in 2012-2013. The general permits set operating conditions for different categories of farms to protect surface water and groundwater from contamination by animal waste. July 9, 2019.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

This quarterly newsletter provides essential updates on litigation, regulatory, legislative, and other notable developments involving chemicals of concern to business. Legislative Developments. Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting. »Federal Developments. California.

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