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JUNE 12, 2025

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Endangered Species Act 52

Endangered Species Act 2013 2012 2014 52

Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

Four non-profit environmental groups (Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club-Maui Group, Surfrider Foundation, and West Maui Preservation Association) brought a suit against the County of Maui, alleging that the county violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) because they did not have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Clean Water Act 40

Clean Water Act Ocean 2013 2019 40

E2 Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

The Maryland Department of the Environment has for many years sought to meet its obligations under the Clean Water Act and the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load in part by imposing obligations on municipal separate storm sewers (MS4s) beyond the statutory minimum imposition of control to the “maximum extent practicable” or “MEP.”

Clean Water Act 64

Clean Water Act 2016 2021 2019 64

The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

The permit was issued under the Clean Water Act in March 2019 – the same year the project received FERC approval – and will allow construction crews to “clear, grade, excavate and place fill material” on site to build the plant, which is being built on a 1,000-acre site on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles. [1]

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas 2014 Clean Water Act Law 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

She contends the federal Natural Gas Act mandates the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has “exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal which challenges any state agency’s action in either approving or denying a permit when the state agency acts on the basis of federal law.” of Bordentown v. F.E.R.C. , 2018)) Sen.

Natural Gas 87

Natural Gas Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Environmental Protection 87

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A study by the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago and the Washington, D.C.-based The 1972 Clean Water Act immunizes crop farmers from government regulations to control agricultural runoff. And the law’s regulatory program puts large livestock farms in a special class of polluters.

2020 314

2020 2010 Waste Conservation 314

Acoel

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dakota Finance LLC decision from the Fourth Circuit, the Court concluded in a split decision that a South Carolina enforcement action was insufficient to preclude a citizens suit commenced pursuant to Clean Water Act § 505(a)(1), notwithstanding the provisions of Clean Water Act § 309(g)(6)(A)(ii).

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act Regulations 2019 Law 52

E2 Law Blog

MAY 10, 2021

MDE has adopted this approach to satisfy, in part, the State’s obligations to comply with the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load for nutrients and solids under the federal Clean Water Act. In 2019, we noted on this blog the Maryland Court of Appeals’ decision in Md. 2019), cert. Term 2019 (Md.

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act 2019 2020 Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We also acknowledge the pivotal role CBF played in getting the Keystone Tree Restricted Account passed by the legislature and signed into law three years ago. Since 2019-20, thousands of Pennsylvania drivers have voluntarily donated $3 when renewing their driver’s license or vehicle registration online. Read more here.]

Clean Water Act 75

Clean Water Act Conservation Air Pollution 2022 75

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The proposal is in response to a discussion DEP has been having with the General Assembly since 2019 over clarifying spill notification requirements and who gets to decide when DEP is notified. DEP is required by the federal Clean Water Act to submit a report to the U.S. Read more here.] Click Here for DEP’s presentation.

2024 86

2024 Regulations Clean Water Act Law 86

MGKF Law

DECEMBER 7, 2022

1:18-md-02824-WJ, 2019 WL 1282997, at *2-4 (D. 20, 2019) (slip opn.). Read More » Tags: Arranger Liability , Case Update , CERCLA , Clean Water Act , Colorado , Consultant Liability , New Mexico , Public Lands , Response Action Contractors , Superfund , Tribal Lands , Utah , Water.

Clean Water Act 40

Clean Water Act 2019 2022 40

Acoel

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Des Moines Water Works alleged the agricultural drains were point sources that required NPDES permits, and the water works sought monetary damages to recoup the costs of treating the river water to remove excess nitrates due to the agricultural pollution. environmental law when it comes to agricultural water pollution.

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act Pollution Control Politics Law 52

Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Efforts to protect public health and the environment from PFAS have been hampered by major gaps in both federal and state law and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unwillingness to act. for PFAS in February 2019 despite having strong evidence linking PFAS exposure to adverse health impacts for almost. The law, Act 21.

Regulations 40

Regulations Toxic Substances Control Act Clean Water Act 2020 40

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This blog is based on a talk given to the Climate Change: Response and Resilience Leadership Forum at Columbia University on November 20, 2019, sponsored by RenaissanceRe. Here are twelve ways the law can help society cope with these impacts.

Oil Pollution Act 40

Oil Pollution Act Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Climate Change 40

Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

The Clean Water Act (CWA) and grant programs contained in the Farm Bill are the primary federal mechanisms for curbing agricultural water pollution. However, these structures have not sufficiently addressed agriculture’s impact on the nation’s water resources. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

Clean Water Act 40

Clean Water Act 2013 2015 Waste 40

Acoel

JULY 12, 2021

Tracking the body of law building up around the Amendments is, for now, a manageable exercise. This policy change regarding statutory deference may conflict with TSCA Section 9, which provides that EPA should coordinate TSCA actions with those taken under other EPA-administered environmental laws to reduce duplicative requirements.

Clean Air Act 40

Clean Air Act 2016 Clean Water Act Regulations 40

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 6, 2020

On December 23, 2019, the UNC Policy Collaboratory released a legislatively mandated report on nutrient pollution in Jordan Lake. The short version: A three year, multi-million dollar study has confirmed the science and policy underlying the 2009 Jordan Lake water quality rules. January 6, 2020. Background. That isn’t broken.

2009 40

2009 Clean Water Act Politics Government 40

Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

For the past four years, Ontarians have witnessed an unremitting attack on the many of the laws which protect the province’s natural heritage. . As our Roadmap shows, Ontario Greens endorse a source to tap approach to protecting water quality and quantity. . We will properly control water takings to protect community supplies. .

Endangered Species Act 52

Endangered Species Act Conservation Recycling Politics 52

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

There is nothing attractive, though, about Lake Erie’s annual algal bloom, or the harmful blooms that now contaminate so many of America’s iconic waters, among them the Chesapeake Bay, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Champlain, and California’s Clear Lake. These nutrients are the source of some of the nation’s worst water pollution. .

Clean Water Act 361

Clean Water Act 2017 2010 Law 361

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2023

This is the first story in a series of reports from the Great Lakes News Collaborative that will investigate contemporary water pollution challenges in the Great Lakes region. Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

Clean Water Act 358

Clean Water Act Law Regulations 2019 358

Circle of Blue

MAY 2, 2022

billion infrastructure package that allocated federal funds that Congress had appropriated in the last two years in the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In March, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state Legislature negotiated and passed a $4.7

Government 264

Government Politics 2018 Clean Water Act 264

Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

The July 2019 notice asserts that CERCLA confers significant discretion on the agency. State law requirements. EPA’s decision to forego financial requirements will likely face opposition by eNGOs. By Claudia M. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. Modern conditions at facilities rather than legacy practices or conditions. What’s Next?

Electricity 130

Electricity Toxic Substances Control Act Regulations 2015 130

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work. The association also built a state-of-the art water quality monitoring network across the lake’s 192 square-mile watershed. But the Platte Lake advocates did not rely on federal law.

Law 274

Law 2022 Waste Clean Water Act 274

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

January 30, 2019. The state has already made significant progress toward the first goal as a result of the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act and 2007 adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard (REPS) for major energy producers. law, but it can guide the use of existing authority. Leopards, lions, and zebra – oh my!

2018 52

2018 Climate Change Clean Energy 2002 52

ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S.

2022 40

2022 Endangered Species Act 2023 Clean Water Act 40

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the United States, excess nutrients build up in waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico, precipitating algae outbreaks that kill fish, close public drinking water utilities, and pollute water. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the law that regulates public water systems, the agency sets two standards for contaminants.

2016 364

2016 Regulations 2011 Environmental Protection 364

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

James, a faith-based grassroots organization fighting to reduce pollution in the community, and lawyers at Earthjustice, a national nonprofit environmental law organization, and other community groups led the years long battle. billion complex in St.

2016 52

2016 Air Pollution 2017 Waste 52

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The JBS meat grinder in Brazil: 7 work accidents a day Marcos Hermanson Pomar | O Joio e o Trigo | December 12, 2020 Com receita líquida global de R$ 204 bilhões em 2019, a empresa goiana JBS – fundada em 1953, na cidade de Anápolis – é a quarta maior empresa do ramo de alimentos no planeta. arm of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA JBSS3.SA

Deforestation 52

Deforestation Rainforest 2020 2018 52

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The JBS meat grinder in Brazil: 7 work accidents a day Marcos Hermanson Pomar | O Joio e o Trigo | December 12, 2020 Com receita líquida global de R$ 204 bilhões em 2019, a empresa goiana JBS – fundada em 1953, na cidade de Anápolis – é a quarta maior empresa do ramo de alimentos no planeta. arm of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA JBSS3.SA

Deforestation 52

Deforestation Rainforest 2020 2018 52

ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. 8965) that would reauthorize existing control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species law through fiscal year 2028.

2022 75

2022 Clean Water Act 2027 Ocean 75

The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

21-454 (May 25, 2023) is a landmark ruling in environmental law interpreting the scope of water bodies covered by the Clean Water Act (CWA) – an issue that has been debated by courts, presidential administrations, and federal agencies for decades. Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. United States , 547 U.S.

Clean Water Act 97

Clean Water Act 2006 2015 Regulations 97

Ohio Environmental Law

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Under the NWPR intermittent streams must flow “continuously during certain times of the year…” Therefore, not all intermittent streams are protected under the Clean Water Act. A large portion of these streams are no longer protected under the Clean Water Act. This is not entirely clear.

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act 2013 Law Regulations 52

E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That is, if soot from a natural fire contaminates the air, is the air not “clean”? What if it is from a manmade source in New York, operating lawfully under New York law? After all, New York’s air permitting regime is based on health-based emissions standards derived from the federal Clean Air Act. 64 MAP 2019 (Pa.

Clean Air Act 52

Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Law Government 52

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A day after the court’s decision, BLM published a proposed rule to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements until January 17, 2019.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 20, 2021

Of note, Section 10 states that “All waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide (tidal action) are navigable waters of the US”. Navigable waters are identified in the Clean Water Act as “the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.”

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act 2015 2019 Environmental Protection 52

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. FEATURED CASE. BP p.l.c. ,

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 3, 2024

2023 was a rough year for clean water. The Supreme Court took a hammer to the Clean Water Act with its decision in Sackett v. The Sackett decision was a tremendous loss for everyone who depends on clean water—that is, for all of us. In response, 27 states sued , and the rule was put on hold.

Clean Water Act 306

Clean Water Act 2023 2001 Law 306