Remove 2013 Remove Clean Water Act Remove Deforestation Remove Government
article thumbnail

James Michener’s Chesapeake Bay Was A+

Vermont Law

1600s, but since then humans deforested the land, fished indiscriminately, farmed intensively, and the population grew. Government officials were uninterested; as a result, the. EPA established an accountability framework and state water pollution limits (TMDLs) for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment. John Smith’s.

2011 40
article thumbnail

ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Coral Reef Task Force and requires the federal government to create a new national coral reef resilience strategy and new coral reef action plans. McArthur Graduate Student Policy Award.

2022 40
article thumbnail

February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Ninth Circuit Heard Oral Argument in California Local Government Cases; Fossil Fuel Companies Said Juliana Decision Supported Their Position. Environmental Council of Sacramento v. County of Sacramento , No.

2020 40