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DEP Inviting Stakeholders To Participate In PAG-13 NPDES General Permit For Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Workgroup

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection has issued an invitation to stakeholders to participate in a workgroup considering changes to the NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) - PAG-13. The deadline for expressions of interest is October 11.

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EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals

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Environmental Protection Agency announced its evaluation of Pennsylvania’s updated plan to address pollution reduction goals in its portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed found the plan falls short of meeting those goals largely due to the lack of resources provided by the state. On April 18, the U.S. Read more here.]

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Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Launches More Collaborative Water Quality Impact Assessments Of PA Farms

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency visited four this spring to assess any potential for water quality problems locally or for the Chesapeake Bay. Most states in the Chesapeake region will miss their 2025 goals for reducing nutrient pollution, which is the main cause of the Bay’s water quality woes.

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Federal Water Tap, November 28: EPA Determines Pennsylvania Will Not Met Chesapeake Bay Pollution-Reduction Goal

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Because Pennsylvania will miss a 2025 deadline for Chesapeake Bay improvements, the EPA will continue stricter oversight of the state’s polluters. The DHHS office that oversees water and energy bill assistance will collect demographic data on grant recipients. About 46,000 facilities are regulated under such permits.

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

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USA: Stop the Formosa Plastics Plant Coalition Against Death Alley | 2021 As part of the fossil fuel industry’s push to increase North American plastic production by 35 percent by 2025(1), Formosa Plastics is planning to build a massive petrochemical industrial complex in St. USA: Deparment of Environmental Quality analysis for $9.4B

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

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The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Environmental Protection Agency approved $1.7 Wetlands that filter water draining from creeks into the lake are removing 90 percent of the phosphorus, she said.

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Federal Water Tap, December 27: Multiple Watchdog Agencies Investigate Water Contamination on Oahu Naval Base

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Inspectors general for the Defense Department and EPA will investigate water contamination from an Oahu naval base. The Justice Department announced a settlement with a southeastern Pennsylvania water authority over sewage spills that violated the Clean Water Act. Oahu Water Contamination. News Briefs.