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More on the Clean Water Act at 50

Environment, Law, and History

Legal Planet's Richard Frank posted today on the US Clean Water Act's 50th birthday. Nevertheless, and with the possible exception of the Clean Air Act, no law enacted as part of the outpouring of federal environmental legislation in the 1970’s has proven more successful and transformational than the CWA.

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Our Environmental Statutes Are Broken

Law and Environment

The Clean Water Act – It’s routine for EPA to take more than 10 years to act on NPDES permit renewals. The Clean Air Act – The Supreme Court has ruled that it does not provide authority for EPA to address the defining issue of our time. They created a pathway towards cleaning our air, water, and land.

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"Environmental law" - a response to Farber

Environment, Law, and History

He also goes on to state that "The 1960s were also Congress’s first forays into issues like air and water pollution, wilderness protection, and the endangered species. " Even allowing for methodological nationalism and the focus on the unrepresentative Supreme Court, this is all rather strange.

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Greenberg Traurig Celebrates Earth Day

E2 Law Blog

Earth Day was created in 1970 by Senator Gaylor Nelson to draw attention to ongoing issues with toxic air and waste. Twenty million Americans participated in the first Earth Day, eventually leading to the formation of the EPA and then the passing of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.

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Why Congress Should Pass the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

If passed, however, the EJ for All Act could catalyze a transformational shift in how pollution is regulated, how environmental regulations are enforced, and how affected communities are able to participate in regulatory decisionmaking.

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Learning to Name Environmental Problems

Legal Planet

The 1960s were also Congress’s first forays into issues like air and water pollution, wilderness protection, and the endangered species. Download as PDF. The post Learning to Name Environmental Problems appeared first on Legal Planet.

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U.S. House Passes Bill Requiring EPA to Regulate PFAS Compounds

Environment Next

The bill further requires EPA to list PFOA and PFOS as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act and establish pretreatment standards and effluent limits for the compounds under the Clean Water Act. The bill now heads to the U.S.