ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

In this issue: Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Congress passed an omnibus spending bill completing appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. Lawmakers give the Environmental Protection Agency a 3.5% NSF receives a four percent increase. increase to $3.26

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National Law Center

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over the past year, the environmental law arena has seen various issues and developments that have had impacts on agriculture. The post Top Environmental Law Topics from 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

How is it possible that legislation billed as an environmental protection statute ends up as a primary threat to clean water and communities? Agricultural nutrient pollution is the primary reason that the Clean Water Act has not come close to meeting its “fishable and swimmable” goal for US surface waters.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation Toxic manure discharges from large livestock operations is major source of water pollution. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – December 1, 2022. to issue new rules that limit discharges of CAFO wastes into waters. Water worries. On October 19, the 9th Circuit U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to establish federal water quality standards (WQS) for certain zones of the Delaware River under the jurisdictions of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. At their core, WQS form a legal basis for controlling pollutants entering the waters of the United States.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The Rundown An EPA proposal to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants would decrease water pollution and accumulation of pollutants in fish. President Biden vetoes a Clean Water Act rollback. An EPA survey of drinking water utilities estimates the number of lead service lines.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

September 8, 2022 . TOLEDO — Just as Great Lakes scientists anticipated, the first blue-green swirls of a mammoth toxic algae bloom surfaced in mid-July in the nearshore waters of Lake Erie, between Monroe, Michigan, and this Ohio port city of 275,000. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2021

The EPA offers grant funding to research public acceptance of recycled water. The EPA also prepares to strengthen pollution limits for coal-fired power plants and outlines its plan for defining waterways protected by the Clean Water Act. The agency expects a draft rule in the fall of 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act involving illegal discharges of plastics from their plastic manufacturing facility in Monaca, Beaver County. Our right as private citizens and citizen groups to directly enforce the federal Clean Water Act against violators is a critical tool we can use to achieve that goal.”

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A federal district court strikes down Trump-era Clean Water Act rule related to state reviews. The EPA’s internal watchdog will begin investigating whether states are providing enough subsidies to poor communities via a major drinking water loan program. Federal Court Tosses Trump Clean Water Act Ruling.

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Politics Clean Water Act Climate Change Fossil Fuels 162

National Law Center

JANUARY 6, 2022

Environmental law issues were at the forefront in 2021, and 2022 is shaping up to be no different. With on-going lawsuits, The post Environmental Law Topics to Watch in 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In 1995 he became Secretary of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania. For a further account of his Refuse Act prosecution, see his autobiography, “ Where The Evidence Leads.” Posted: October 10, 2022] PA Environment Digest He died in 2020.

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Clean Water Act Law Pollution Control Politics 74

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter. September 15, 2022 . Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters.

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National Law Center

JULY 21, 2022

The first half of 2022 has seen a lot of development in the area of environmental law. The post Environmental Law Highlight: Developments From the First Half of 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. From lawsuits to regulatory.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

On December 30, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full story in Environment + Energy Leader. See also coverage at Agri-Pulse.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

McEachin, who passed away last November, was a lifelong advocate for social and environmental justice in my home state of Virginia. I had a small glimpse into this work in early 2022 when his office reached out to me after reading a report I co-authored on the risk of chemical spills from storage tanks in Virginia.

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Air Pollution Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Fossil Fuels 327

ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. The Ecological Society of America, representing 8,000 research ecologists and environmental scientists, is greatly concerned about the recent United States Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. US Environmental Protection Agency case.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

15 Million : Criminal fine that Summit Midstream Partners LLC will pay after being found guilty of violating the Clean Water Act for spilling 29 million gallons of oilfield wastewater. Environmental Protection Agency selected to apply for $6.7 The projects are mostly large water, sewer, and stormwater developments.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Justice Alito has displayed similar cynicism about water protection.

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Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Clean Water Act Fossil Fuels 251

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

On December 1, a coalition of environmental groups announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted a petition to begin the process of promulgating new water quality standards under Section 303(c)(4)(B) of the federal Clean Water Act for the Delaware River estuary.

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Clean Water Act 2022 Regulations Government 92

Circle of Blue

JUNE 1, 2021

The EPA says it will revise Trump-era changes to Clean Water Act permitting that centered on energy infrastructure. Senate Republicans increase water spending in their infrastructure counteroffer. The Bureau of Reclamation cuts Central Valley Project water allocations in California. The Rundown. News Briefs.

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Clean Water Act Natural Resources Fossil Fuels 2015 200

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Reid Frazier The following article was first published by The Allegheny Front on October 3, 2023 -- Captain Evan Clark of Three Rivers Waterkeeper started trawling the shores of the Ohio River in Beaver County in September 2022 to monitor Shell’s newly opened ethane cracker for water pollution.

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Natural Gas Clean Water Act 2023 Environmental Protection 88

National Law Center

JANUARY 5, 2023

On December 30, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its long-awaited rule to redefine the definition of “waters of the. The post WOTUS Update: EPA Releases Highly Anticipated Final Rule to Redefine “Waters of the United States” appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In October 2022, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit asking the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to formally respond to. The post Enviro Groups Ask EPA to Revisit CWA CAFO Rules appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

The water samples were taken in 2021 and 2022. The testing and public release of results was required as part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. The testing and public release of results was required as part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. WOTUS: Science Advisory Board Chimes In.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2022

The EPA intends to deny a Clean Water Act permit for a mine development in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. Officials sign a Navajo-Utah water rights settlement. The EPA announces an interagency working group for water reuse. EPA Proposes Protection for Salmon-Rich Bristol Bay. The Rundown. By the Numbers.

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Clean Water Act Fossil Fuels Deforestation Clean Energy 130

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

September 27, 2022. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Environmental Protection Agency approved $1.7 Michigan’s Powerful Environmental Law. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photography by J. Carl Ganter.

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Law Waste Clean Water Act 2022 290

Circle of Blue

JULY 11, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — July 11, 2022. In a 6-3 decision last week, the Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to curb climate pollution from power plants. . Challenges to water and environment protections are gaining steam from Trump-era judicial appointments.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection will begin accepting applications for abandoned mine reclamation and mine drainage treatment project grants on October 24. Seif, Former EPA Region III Administrator, Secretary of DEP [PaEN] [Posted: October 12, 2022] PA Environment Digest The deadline for applications is January 13.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 17, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 18 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Advance Restoration Plan for Trout Run Watershed in Erie County. ( Funding is proposed to be sought under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act among other sources.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold two separate hearings at the same location on April 24 on water quality permits for two warehouse projects in Monroe County. which qualify for special protections under the federal Clean Water Act.

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Clean Water Act 2022 Conservation Environmental Protection 75

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2022

On January 12, West Penn Power of Greensburg will pay a $610,000 penalty under a settlement to resolve water discharge violations at two coal ash impoundment landfills in southwestern Pennsylvania, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental Protection announced.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2022

through a grant from the Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Posted: August 19, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The House, by a narrow margin, passed the Build Back Better Act that has billions for lead pipe removal, drinking water systems, and more. The EPA proposes reinstating the Clean Water Act definition that existed before 2015. environmental law. Build Back Better Act Passes House. News Briefs.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For more information about the wide variety of work that the PUGET SOS Act will support now and into the future: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Action Plan (2022-2026) Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda (2022-2026) Featured image: Photo: Orca breaching near the San Juan Islands. Credit: Walt Kochan/TNC

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2021

In context: Federal Aid for Overdue Water Bills Is Slow to Arrive. Environmental Protection Agency determined that a proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota “may affect” downstream waters of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and of Wisconsin. government water policy. Studies and Reports.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In January 2022, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruling on a Sierra Club lawsuit stripped the Mountain Valley Pipeline of construction permits in the Jefferson National Forest. However, policy that relies on science requires a very different set of questions and answers.

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