Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. 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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Vorys Law

APRIL 15, 2024

On March 26, 2024, USEPA published a plan to collect nationwide data on per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) that will be used to support PFAS regulation.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Regan announced the EPA’s strategy to address certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitment to Action 2021-2024. 18, 2021, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Click here to continue reading the full GT Alert.

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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. The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. million in the State budget for tree plantings on public and private land.

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Acoel

JANUARY 22, 2024

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Peter H. Lehner What we grow and produce in America affects our air, water, climate, wildlife, public health, and more. The Farm Bill is likely the most significant environmental law Congress will address this year. with abundant, affordable, nutritious food.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments Fox PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:06 Thursday, February 29, 2024 Read more Thomas Catenacci NY AG says company's net zero goals aren't feasible considering its high carbon footprint Corporation JBS S.A.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The US is technically the world’s largest beef producer, but meatpacking companies from Brazil, the second largest country-of-origin, are consolidating the industry.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug.

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Acoel

MARCH 28, 2024

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Jeff Porter EPA picked another Clean Water Act fight with the United States Supreme Court last week and I don’t understand why EPA thinks it is a fight it can win. Which brings us to the Clean Water Act rule EPA published last week. County of Maui ) issue.

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Acoel

MARCH 7, 2022

As you may have read, on March 2, 2022 the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, with representatives from 175 nations including the United States and France ( partners in collaboration ), endorsed a historic UN Resolution to “end plastic pollution, and forge an international legally binding agreement by the end of 2024.”.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

The visits came as Congressional appropriations committees are starting work on the FY 2024 budget. Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. Not Everyone Is on Board. –

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. Table of Contents. Draft Contaminant Candidate List Included All PFAS.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- ScrantonT: Federal Infrastructure Funds Will Remediate Mine-Scarred Land -- WBTimes: Federal Funds Touted For Abandoned Mine Lands Clean Up Other States/National/International -- WPost: U.S. What’s Your Community Doing? Ted Cruz To Visit Lehigh Valley Tuesday To Support U.S.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Scientific Community.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Joe Webster (D-Montgomery), would provide for a minimum 100 foot riparian buffer along each side of a surface body of water, with a minimum 300 foot buffer for streams that have been designated as High Quality or Exceptional Value. Click Here for a copy of Baldauff’s written testimony. 18 -- Save The Date: Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 6, 2023

By the Numbers $2 Billion : Infrastructure law funding made available to small, rural, and disadvantaged communities to remove emerging contaminants from drinking water. Environmental Protection Agency ordered water utilities to report on their plans to prevent hackers from disrupting their operations. That includes $8.3

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ESA

MAY 31, 2023

In this issue: Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach Biden administration must now rework recent Clean Water Act regulations. Courts Supreme Court decision about California’s pork regulations could impact state climate regulations. The 5-4 ruling in Sackett v.

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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. 8965) that would reauthorize existing control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species law through fiscal year 2028.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. USFWS and NOAA Fisheries : The Trump administration had finalized two regulations that narrowly defined critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act and provided exclusions for economic impact, national security and outdoor recreation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

The Intercept revealed that Justice Alito’s wife leased land to an oil and gas company, but Alito did not recuse himself from relevant cases involving EPA regulations. A Marquette Law School poll found that only 25% of respondents had a great deal or a lot of confidence in the Court, the lowest level since polling began.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

The Intercept revealed that Justice Alito’s wife leased land to an oil and gas company, but Alito did not recuse himself from relevant cases involving EPA regulations. A Marquette Law School poll found that only 25% of respondents had a great deal or a lot of confidence in the Court, the lowest level since polling began.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. EPA case by early summer 2023.

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ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. The Biden administration said that rule aims to create a ‘durable’ definition of the Waters of the U.S. The Biden Clean Water Act rule was released in late December and the rule was originally set to take effect in late March.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service concludes that the petition presents credible and substantial information that human-caused mortality may be a potential threat to the species in Idaho and Montana, due to new state laws that permit increased wolf hunting. billion by 2024 in aid for developing counties to address climate change.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. Biden administration repeals definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act. Environmentalists hope new Maryland law will reduce nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. ESA, Scientific Societies Submit Amici Curiae Brief in Sackett v.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress ask White House to provide $425 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2024 President’s Budget Request. EPA: The agency issued a rare Clean Water Act veto, further stopping the proposed Pebble copper and gold mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. fishing law could include climate focus – E&E News. UN Climate Report Expected to Drive U.S.

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