Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. The nation’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters are dramatically cleaner and healthier than they were a half-century ago. (credit: Amazon). ” That obviously did not, and will not, happen.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Facts about the environment differ depending where you get your information, but they are fascinating, and hopefully I got these right (US): 350 Billion gallons of water daily, 7% of all precipitation. 7% to homes of 258 Million people through 160,000 public water supplies, 40% to agriculture. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A court ultimately revoked the company’s air permits in September 2022, in a major victory for environmental justice activists.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As Compliance Date for Methane Waste Rule Nears, California Federal Court Ruled That BLM Could Not Postpone Compliance, Oil and Gas Trade Groups Again Asked Wyoming Federal Court for Preliminary Injunction. Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. By Annie Snider, PoliticoPro, 11/18/2021. or WOTUS. “In United States.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

During Regan's confirmation hearing, he committed to pursuing "discharge limits" for PFAS, likely referring to point source discharges of the chemical substances into "waters of the United States." EPA has not yet regulated PFAS under the CWA, despite interest from members of Congress in doing so.

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