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Federal Water Tap, April 24: Pennsylvania’s Pollution Failures Targeted in Proposed Chesapeake Bay Settlement

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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. “We

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New U.S. Climate Law Will Make Water Contamination Worse

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environmental organizations, and climate activists were appropriately enthused last summer when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act. How is it possible that legislation billed as an environmental protection statute ends up as a primary threat to clean water and communities? In 2016, the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: April 3, 2023

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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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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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Supreme Court hears Clean Power Plan case. Maryland State Senate Committee advances a bill to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Lawmakers give the Environmental Protection Agency a 3.5% under the Clean Water Act to the pre-2015 standard. International. Fish and Wildlife Service receives $1.65

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

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James successfully sued to subject Formosa to an environmental review over the 800 tons of toxic air pollutants as well as the 13.6 million tons of greenhouse gases that the project is expected to emit annually. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

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billion to spend through fiscal year (FY) 2026 on weather, ocean and climate research and forecasting while the Environmental Protection Agency receives $264 million for climate change research and development. Currently, 45% of the Amazon River basin is protected. NOAA also receives $765 climate adaptation and resilience.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. Chao , No.

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