2020 Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Politics 
Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 14, 2023
This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.
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. The decision means that NSF opts not to rebuild the telescope dish at the Arecibo Observatory, which was destroyed in late 2020. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021. 7, 2022.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
The court then found that BLM’s exclusion of foreign emissions in its alternatives analysis was arbitrary and capricious because its rationale “suffers from the same flaws the Ninth Circuit identified” in a December 2020 decision involving offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea. CDV-2020-307 (Mont. State , No.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
On April 15, 2021, federal defendants, defendant-intervenors, and environmental groups filed a stipulation for dismissal of appeals of a district court’s November 2020 decision finding that the U.S. The federal defendants, the States of Wyoming and Utah, and several trade groups appealed the district court’s November 2020 decision.
Law Columbia
JUNE 8, 2021
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The appellate court agreed with the court below that the lawsuit raised nonjusticiable political questions.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”
ESA
MARCH 14, 2022
The government has been operating under a series of stop-gap measures since October 2021 and Congress has not passed a full-year budget since December 2020. In December 2020, the Trump administration unexpectedly denied an Army Corps of Engineers permit to the mining project. These species are found in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
52 
Let's personalize your content