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WOTUS No More: EPA and Corps Revert to Pre-2015 Framework

Endangered Species Law

On September 3, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced the agencies’ will abandon the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) set forth in the April 21, 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and will instead rely on the pre-2015 regulatory framework.

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The Stream, December 22, 2021: Road Salt is Polluting the Largest Freshwater Resource in the World

Circle of Blue

What’s Up With Water—December 20, 2021 – This week’s episode covers ongoing drought in Iraq, an investigation into an oil and gas exploration company in southwest Africa, and the annual meeting of Colorado River Basin leaders. “Third Pole” Glaciers Melting At An Alarming Rate, Study Finds. Sewage pollution is rampant in U.K.

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DEP/PROP: Study Shows Growth in K-12 Students' Recycling Knowledge; 1988 Recycling Law Updates Needed

PA Environment Daily

From July 2021 through June 2022, PROP (with funding from DEP) coordinated the study. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the survey was sent to 2,713 schools with 199 responding. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, 81.4% percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 million tons in 2015 to 8.59 million tons in 2021.

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What to Expect in 2022 Merger Enforcement: Trends and Developments from 2021

Arnold Porter

Despite the ongoing economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic, deal activity in 2021 continued to set new records with global mergers and acquisitions topping $5.5 trillion dollars—far exceeding prior peaks in 2007 and 2015. This Advisory is intended to be a general summary of the law and does not constitute legal advice.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. Amendments to the Climate Action Law are adopted, setting a binding 2045 date for carbon neutrality, with a 2031 target of a 65% emissions reduction compared with 1990. Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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U.S EPA and Army Corps Revert Back to Pre-2015 Interpretation of “Waters of the United States”

Vorys Law

On August 30, 2021, the U.S. EPA’s website indicating the that Agencies have halted implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and are reverting back to the pre-2015 regulatory regime for interpreting the meaning of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

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2021’s Bad Guys in Energy

Energy & the Law

Like wild mushrooms after a warm summer rain, and undaunted by the COVIDs, the fraudsters, the grifters, and the “the spawn of the Devil’s own strumpet”* were prolific before meeting the wrath of the courts and the regulators in 2021. million from 2015 to 2017 and spending nearly $400,000 for personal use or improper business expenses.

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