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Disasters and Environmental Laws – Have We Learned Our Lesson?

Acoel

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Steven Miano I recently had the opportunity to speak at a State University of New York (SUNY) conference for a group of exceptional primary and high school Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teachers.

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Game Changer- U.S. EPA Proposes to List PFOS and PFOA as “Hazardous Substances” Under CERCLA

Ohio Environmental Law

Toxic Substances Control Act section 7 imminently hazardous chemical. Supreme Court regarding the Clean Air Act and other environmental statutes as to whether EPA is required to consider costs when promulgating a rule. EPA says it is targeting finalizing the rule in the Summer of 2023.

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Bounty laws and citizen suits

Acoel

Posted May 24, 2023 by Tracy Hester In a jurisprudential pile-up, the Fifth Circuit has become the arena for two simultaneous legal battles that may shape the law of standing and realign federal environmental law. bars against citizen suits for entirely past violations of the Clean Water Act under the Gwaltney doctrine).

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Courts Find Standing Key Barrier to Pre-Enforcement Review of Federal Actions

MGKF Law

No 3:23-cv-00007-GFVT, 2023 WL 2733383 (E.D. March 31, 2023), the Honorable Gregory F. 22-30087, 2023 WL 2780821 (5th Cir. April 5, 2023), the Honorable Jacques L. Over the last week, pre-enforcement challenges to two separate federal government actions have been dismissed for lack of standing. EPA, et al. , Biden, Jr.,

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Corp Watch

On October 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm (CT) Diane will lead a global hunger strike against Formosa Plastics, her fourth hunger strike. On October 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm (CT) Diane will lead a global hunger strike against Formosa Plastics, her fourth hunger strike. billion complex in St. She hopes to bring justice to the Vietnamese fisherman.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Colorado River: California, Arizona, Nevada, the Central Arizona Project and the federal government reached an agreement to voluntarily reduce water consumption to avoid mandatory cuts. The plan requires the states to reduce their consumption by 500,000-acre feet in 2022 and 2023. EPA – Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act.

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).