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Chesapeake Bay Program: Unusual Weather Conditions Continue To Impact Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

PA Environment Daily

On October 26, the federal Chesapeake Bay Program announced an estimated 33 percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards attainment during the 2017—2019 assessment period. Experts mainly attribute this decline to unusually wet weather in 2018 and 2019. “We

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Corp Watch

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 USA: Formosa Plastics Corp.,

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Incentivizing Ecosystem Services: Agroecology as a Solution to Agricultural Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

Vermont Law

This pollution causes detrimental effects to our communities, land, and marine life. The Clean Water Act (CWA) and grant programs contained in the Farm Bill are the primary federal mechanisms for curbing agricultural water pollution. CHOATE, AGRICULTURE AND THE CLEAN WATER ACT 147 (Mary Jane Angelo et al.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

Circle of Blue

For Platte Lake, the solution was controlling the source of contamination: the 94-year-old Platte River State Fish Hatchery in Honor, eight miles upstream. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination.

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EQB Adopts Final-Omitted Reg. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency to adopt controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations by December 16 or face the potential loss of $500 million or more in federal highway funds. Environmental Protection Agency. DEP estimates it will cost the conventional natural gas industry approximately $9.8

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations. 16-42529 (Bankr.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Chevron filed the third-party complaint in December 2017 against the company—of which the Norwegian State is majority stakeholder—for indemnity and contribution. Indigenous Environmental Network v. June 25, 2021). Washington Appellate Court Sent CAFO Permits Back to Agency for Consideration of Climate Impacts and Other Issues.

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