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Iowa Supreme Court 2 – Raccoon River 0

Acoel

The following year, the legislature capped things off by passing legislation that enshrined Iowa’s voluntary nutrient reduction strategy as the state’s official policy for addressing nutrient pollution. Everybody knows there are straightforward management practices and technologies that could significantly reduce agricultural water pollution.

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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.

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Corp Watch

USA: Formosa Plastics’ Pollution of Texas Waterways Hit by Civil Trial, Protests Center for Biological Diversity | March 25, 2019 Fishermen, community leaders and activists spoke out against Formosa Plastics’ pollution of Texas waterways today as a federal civil trial of the company began here. 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

In 2019 the company applied its product to end a harmful bloom on Chippewa Lake in Ohio. 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. Peroxide is the active ingredient. Early results have indicated promising success.

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Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

Circle of Blue

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. The state issued its first water quality standards for chloride in 2019. Michigan has been slow to react to the salinization of its fresh water.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

A day after the court’s decision, BLM published a proposed rule to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements until January 17, 2019. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act. In addition, the company filed an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board.

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