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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

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Senate Bill 334 / House Bill 76 establish that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and the authority to intervene in a civil action initiated by the State in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

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September 27, 2022. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. The Platte Lake case displayed the power of citizen lawsuits, MEPA, and the public trust doctrine to compel a polluter to halt damaging discharges. . Photography by J.

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ESA Policy News: May 30, 2023

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In this issue: Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach Biden administration must now rework recent Clean Water Act regulations. Congress House Natural Resources Committee passes Save Our Sequoias Act and legislation to allow mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the virtual 2022 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Several 1-2 hour training and prep sessions will occur in late January and February 2022 over Zoom. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award. or WOTUS. “In

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. Science and Engineering 2022 report. Lawmakers have submitted over 500 amendments to the America COMPETES Act. Conservation: The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. International. Bill sponsor Rep.

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Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation

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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. Water worries. EPA is weak on regulations on CAFOs,” said Emily Miller, a Food & Water Watch attorney.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

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Congress mandated this report in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. The report authors argue that the legal requirements of the Clean Water Act to reduce nutrient levels in the Chesapeake Bay prevent states and the EPA from investing in other approaches to improving the Chesapeake Bay, such as habitat improvement projects.

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