Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. million homes over the next decade in Ontario, also changes environmental protections and regulations required for development plans.

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Vorys Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On September 14, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA ) released a pre-publication version of the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (the “2023 Rule”) [1].

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. The annual Appropriations Act (House Bill 259), the N.C. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

On April 29, Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. Environmental Protection Agency announced. According to EPA, this site is an area with potential environmental justice concerns. According to EPA, this site is an area with potential environmental justice concerns.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 24, 2023

The House fails to overturn President Biden’s veto of legislation to reduce Clean Water Act protections. And lastly, the EPA establishes that water and wastewater are eligible categories for billions in federal funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 7, 2023

June 7, 2023 — In an unfortunate sequence of events, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision significantly limiting federal Clean Water Act regulation of wetlands just as the N.C. General Assembly has been moving legislation to limit state water quality protection for wetlands.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act involving illegal discharges of plastics from their plastic manufacturing facility in Monaca, Beaver County. Our right as private citizens and citizen groups to directly enforce the federal Clean Water Act against violators is a critical tool we can use to achieve that goal.”

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In April 2023, the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Thomas and Amy Villegas against the Environmental Protection. The post Landowners Question Authority of Agency Adjudication appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These projects will help citizens across the Commonwealth do their part to make a difference for clean water and healthy soil,” said Brenda Shambaugh, Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD). Posted: February 16, 2023] PA Environment Digest Click Here for a list of projects funded.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental Protection announced Capital Region Water will make substantial upgrades to the sewer and stormwater systems that serves the Harrisburg area under a proposed modified consent decree. On February 14, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Reid Frazier The following article was first published by The Allegheny Front on October 3, 2023 -- Captain Evan Clark of Three Rivers Waterkeeper started trawling the shores of the Ohio River in Beaver County in September 2022 to monitor Shell’s newly opened ethane cracker for water pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On September 19, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is ramping up monitoring and plans to develop a surface water standard for PFAS 'forever chemicals' after a DEP/U.S. On Reporting Spills, Releases; Draft 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report With Water Resources Advisory Committee Sept.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency , No. May 25, 2023). The president promptly expressed both disappointment and concern that the government could no longer assure protection of wetlands, and therefore surface water quality. Click here to read the full article, published by The Legal Intelligencer June 29, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold two separate hearings at the same location on April 24 on water quality permits for two warehouse projects in Monroe County. which qualify for special protections under the federal Clean Water Act. Posted: April 6, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. Impoundments have since been removed.)

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National Law Center

MAY 30, 2023

On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court released their highly-anticipated opinion in Sackett v. 2023), a lawsuit. The post WOTUS Update: U.S. Supreme Court Revisits Wetlands Jurisdiction Under the CWA appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

While the chemicals involved in the recent spill are not currently the subject of any Stroud Water Research Center research projects, we do know that many of the signs and symptoms of ecological impairment are ones that people with little or no training can look for. Does the water look cloudy or murky? Do you see dead fish?

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 5216 ) The project is located in Gamble and Plunketts Creek Townships in Lycoming County and withdraws water from the Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek. .: The following DEP notices were published in the August 19 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Clearfield County. ( Greene County. (

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

2024 Integrated Water Quality Report Dustin Shull, Bureau of Clean Water, is providing a presentation on the 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report that is going out for public comment starting September 23 for a 45-day comment period that ends November 7. PaEN] [Posted: September 18, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency released its evaluations of how the seven jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed did in meeting the 2020-21 and 2022-2023 cleanup milestones. This critical plan is expected to be put into place in time for the 40th anniversary of the Chesapeake Bay Program in 2023. climate change).

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency visited four this spring to assess any potential for water quality problems locally or for the Chesapeake Bay. Budget cuts forced the state’s Department of Environmental Protection to slash inspection and enforcement staff. That may seem like a drop in the bucket.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to establish federal water quality standards (WQS) for certain zones of the Delaware River under the jurisdictions of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Now we just need EPA to go all the way to ensure full protection of our unique sturgeon.”

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2024

The funding for these projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds-- supported by Act 13 drilling impact fee revenue, the federal Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) stimulus funds, the federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” — Letter from Adam Ortiz, EPA Region 3 administrator, to the acting head of Pennsylvania’s environment agency. Environmental Protection Agency determined that Pennsylvania is not doing enough to prevent ecologically damaging sediment and nutrients from entering the bay. CBP is the Chesapeake Bay Program, and the U.S.

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MGKF Law

APRIL 9, 2023

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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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

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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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In conjunction with a White House summit, the Biden administration proposed strengthening water quality standards for rivers and lakes in order to preserve the ability of Indian tribes to fish, gather, and use their lands in ceremonies. The EPA plans a public hearing on its proposal on January 10, 2023. Jackson Water Crisis.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

In short, all water is connected. Knowing the wide-ranging impacts of pollution on our ocean, I’m reassured by the existence of the Clean Water Act (CWA) – the legal framework for preserving and restoring “waters of the United States”. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was taken up by the U.S.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 The Environmental Protection Agency receives $100 million for air quality and climate research. 5, 2022.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the United States, excess nutrients build up in waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico, precipitating algae outbreaks that kill fish, close public drinking water utilities, and pollute water. Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking a mandatory review of federal drinking water standards, due in 2023.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. In Senegal , water-saving farming methods are producing higher rice yields while improving soil health. In a decision last week the Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in Sackett v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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).

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Environmental Protection Agency approved $1.7 The cost share could be the same as the early Clean Water Act support to curb point source pollution from municipal wastewater treatment plants.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The Rundown An EPA proposal to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants would decrease water pollution and accumulation of pollutants in fish. President Biden vetoes a Clean Water Act rollback. An EPA survey of drinking water utilities estimates the number of lead service lines. By the Numbers 9.2

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. million penalty for environmental violations at the sprawling 56-acre manufacturing facility in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, that is now owned and operated by Synthomer Jefferson Hills, LLC. On May 25, the U.S. will pay a $2.4

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