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The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Limiting Wetlands Legislation

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In Case You Missed It: HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’ – Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific Island nation. The post The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S.

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Guest Essay: Before The Federal Clean Water Act, There Was The Rivers And Harbors Act Of 1899 To Help Clean-Up Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

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But if Justice declined to act, the two intrepid canoers were positioned to make a political statement as well. Some history: Congress passed annual Rivers and Harbors Acts in the late 19th century, to make appropriations to the Corps of Engineers, to regulate construction in navigable waters, and to protect navigable channels.

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Upstream Action to Protect Our Ocean and Coasts

Ocean Conservancy

As a person immersed in this interior, “fresh coast” worldview, I hadn’t spent much time considering how our practices might affect the ocean thousands of miles away. Love ocean content? Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Supreme Court in 2022 and could dramatically reduce CWA protections.

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What’s a Major Question? Opinions differ.

Legal Planet

EPA , the Supreme Court used the “major question doctrine” to overturn Obama’s signature climate change regulation. The cases are split 3 to 3, with some courts applying the major question to regulations that were so minor I’d never heard of them. 4 th 359 (2022) (Supreme Court granted cert. In West Virginia v.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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NDAA: The full Senate voted to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). million for PFAS clean-up. 6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans. The plan requires the states to reduce their consumption by 500,000-acre feet in 2022 and 2023. The bill includes $514.3

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. NSF will release a report about the data in early December 2022.

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Will the 30 x 30 Initiative Protect 30% of Freshwaters by 2030?

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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. lands and water and 30 percent of U.S. ocean areas by 2030. The two threats are closely intertwined. This is not to say that change will be easy, but change is imperative.

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