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Supreme Court Narrowly Construes Permitting Program Under the CleanWaterAct, Limiting EPAs Authority By Stuart Silverman On March 4, 2025, in City and County of San Francisco v. Those requirements were contrary to the effluent limitations approach mandated by Congress when it enacted the Act.
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The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 18 PA Bulletin inviting comments on new and revised DEP Water Quality Assessment Methodology for listing and delisting impaired waters under the federal CleanWaterAct 2026 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report.
. -- DEP published notice in the January 18 PA Bulletin inviting comments on new and revised DEP Water Quality Assessment Methodology for listing and delisting impaired waters under the federal CleanWaterAct 2026 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.
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PennVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds from Act 13 drilling impact fees, the federal Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S. to Noon -- Williamsport Sun: Sen.
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She contends the federal Natural Gas Act mandates the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has “exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal which challenges any state agency’s action in either approving or denying a permit when the state agency acts on the basis of federal law.”
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