MGKF Law
AUGUST 30, 2022
In order to bring a citizen suit in federal district court under the Clean Water Act, 33 USC § 1365(a)(1), the plaintiff must first give “notice of the alleged violation” to the alleged violator, the EPA, and the State at least 60 days prior to commencing suit. In Shark River Cleanup Coalition v. §135.3(a).
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 29, 2024
MAX conducts waste operations under permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act. The proposed regulation was published for comment in January 2022 when three virtual hearings were held.
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Circle of Blue
JANUARY 6, 2022
At present, the state has no binding regulations for the contaminants, though such standards could go into place as early as this spring. The environmental and community groups argue that in granting the permit, West Virginia’s environmental agency violated the Clean Water Act.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2022
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. In context: EPA Clean Water Rule Meets Political Pushback.
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.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 10, 2022
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.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 1, 2022
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. Accordingly, EPA is determining, pursuant to [Clean Water Act (CWA)] Section 303(c)(4)(B) and 40 CFR 131.22(b),
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