2022 Clean Water Act Natural Resources Regulations 
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 2, 2023
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. Among its provisions, the legislation will: Require consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting decisions under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills. September 20, 2022 . The two Smiths stand as a testament to the fact that advocating for water free of toxic algae is now a multigenerational issue. Photographs by J.
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Acoel
JANUARY 12, 2022
Posted on January 12, 2022 by Sandra B. A global movement is underway to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. Rather than advocating for a significant overhaul of our nation’s water laws, there are a number of more modest reforms and implementation improvements that may move the nation closer to its 30 x 30 goal.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
2773 ) is that the Senate bill funds the program through penalties paid for natural resources and environmental violations while the House bill does not specify a funding source. Previous versions of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act funded conservation through royalties paid to the federal government for mineral extraction.
Greenbuilding Law
APRIL 25, 2021
Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. Senate Bill 324 / House Bill 204 establish various tracking and reporting requirements for MDE and the Department of Natural Resources concerning the enforcement of environmental and natural resources laws.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. September 22, 2022 . To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. .
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. Paul Stowe is its natural resources manager. Wetlands that filter water draining from creeks into the lake are removing 90 percent of the phosphorus, she said.
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