Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

million must be transferred from the Wastewater Account of the Bay Restoration Fund to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund for tree plantings on public and private land, and for fiscal 2024 through 2031, the Governor must include an annual appropriation of $2.5 Until July 1, 2024, 7.75 Until July 1, 2024, 7.75

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

Funding for the grants, up to $2,000 each, is provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Click Here for project descriptions.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

The bill includes language that would narrow the application of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The bipartisan Healthy H2O Act would provide grant funding for low-income private well owners to test their water and install filtration systems. The bill would authorize $10 million annually over five years.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

EPA Development of PFAS Testing Strategy Cited as Reason to Extend Deadlines in Challenge to Denial of PFAS Testing Petition. EPA Development of PFAS Testing Strategy Cited as Reason to Extend Deadlines in Challenge to Denial of PFAS Testing Petition. The House bill ( H.R.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rob Mercuri Presents Allegheny County Resident Lynn Appman With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Penn State Ranks 4th In US In 2024 QS World University Rankings For Sustainability -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. 13 [PaEN] -- PA Firefly Festival Update: Applications For 2024 Firefly Festival Ticket Lottery Available Jan.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 6, 2023

We are working very hard to clean up that pollution but for the time being, as long as the pollution is present, as a father I would not advise anyone to play in the creeks and streams. The bill takes aim at Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, which has been a source of conflict in recent years over permitting fossil fuel projects.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

2 to 8 -- 9 Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Restore Shale Gas Pad; No Progress In Spill Cleanups [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Jan. 7 Outreach Session In Luzerne County On Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives -- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Outreach Session In Luzerne County On Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives -- DEP Hosts Dec.

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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. Kennedy’s “significant nexus” test and the Justice Antonin Scalia’s “continuous surface connection” test.

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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. EPA creates a far narrower test than what has been used for more than half a century to determine when bogs and marshes fall under the scope of the 1972 law.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The House passed an infrastructure package that includes a historic federal investment in water systems. Congressional Republicans introduce a bill that would narrowly define the scope of the Clean Water Act. The EPA orders officials in a Michigan city to address lead-contaminated drinking water. WOTUS in Congress.

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ESA

JANUARY 9, 2023

The EPA announced a new Clean Water Rule in Dec. In this case, Chantell and Michael Sackett sought a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit to develop wetlands on their Idaho property that was denied. Kennedy’s “significant nexus” test and the Justice Antonin Scalia’s “continuous surface connection” test.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively. By October, Interior says it will complete its revocation of a controversial late Trump-era rule weakening protections for migratory birds.

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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

APRIL 5, 2021

EPA seeks new members of the Scientific Advisory Board and Clean Air Advisory Committee. DOT halts Texas highway project in test of Biden’s promises on race. DOT halts Texas highway project in test of Biden’s promises on race. Multi-organization Letter in Support of the RISE Act (March 24, 2021). What We’re Reading.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case in October 2023. The Supreme Court will hear this case, which pertains to the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the definition of the Waters of the U.S. NOAA NMFS – NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans (2022-2024).

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