Clean Water Act Related Topics 
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. But 50 years after its creation, the Clean Water Act has proven substantially less effective in other areas. (credit: Amazon). Download as PDF.
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 23, 2023
The post ABF Freight System Inc to Pay Civil Penalties for Clean Water Act Noncompliance appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. ABF will pay a civil penalty of $535,000, a portion of which will be directed to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the state of Nevada, and the state of Maryland.
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Yale E360
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Sparked by the 1970s environmental movement, the Clean Water Act — which marks its 50 th anniversary this month — transformed America’s polluted rivers. The Delaware, once an industrial cesspool, is one of the success stories, but its urban stretches remain a work in progress. Read more on E360 ?.
Law and Environment
MARCH 20, 2023
The scope of suits available to private citizens under the Clean Water Act is not unlimited. The post Discretion is the Better Part of Valor; Court Dismisses Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Challenging POTW’s Enforcement Discretion first appeared on Law and the Environment.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Davis School of Law will convene a major, day-long conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act. This conference will provide an important, interdisciplinary perspective on the Clean Water Act and water quality issues, thanks to CELPC’s conference planning partners: U.C.D’s
Law and Environment
MARCH 12, 2023
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Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Before the Clean Water Act of 1972, watersheds across the nation, including our own here in Philadelphia, were literal dumping grounds for industry, treatment plants and domestic households for generations. were unsanitary places before the Clean Water Act. Waterways across the U.S. Mike Servedio/ANS.
National Law Center
AUGUST 4, 2022
The post Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. An important component of many environmental statutes is the ability for private citizens to initiate lawsuits to enforce the statute.
Law and Environment
MAY 3, 2022
The post Sometimes the Law Really Is Unambiguous — Clean Water Act Edition first appeared on Law and the Environment. Unfortunately, given that Congress is patently incapable of doing its job, rewriting the CWA to fix this problem is still the responsibility of Congress. Good luck with that.
Acoel
OCTOBER 24, 2022
On October 15 th a large mob engaged in a public and ritualistic violation of the Clean Water Act in Knoxville, Tennessee. There can be no doubt the mob’s actions violated the Clean Water Act. The post Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act? Home sweet home to me.
Environment, Law, and History
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Davis School of Law will convene a conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act on Friday, October 7th.
Arnold Porter
JANUARY 20, 2023
Arnold & Porter’s Environmental Practice Group is pleased to announce that the American Bar Association has published Clean Water Act Essentials. The four authors each brought extensive expertise and practical experience on the Clean Water Act (CWA) to the project.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 18, 2022
rivers have dramatically improved in the half-century after the Clean Water Act, but climate change and other types of pollution still pose threats. Millions of miles of U.S.
Acoel
MARCH 22, 2023
Posted on March 22, 2023 by Jonathan Ettinger The scope of suits available to private citizens under the Clean Water Act is not unlimited. The post Discretion is the Better Part of Valor; Court Dismisses Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Challenging POTW’s Enforcement Discretion appeared first on ACOEL.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The Clean Water Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that has fundamentally changed water pollution in the U.S., is under attack when it should be strengthened instead.
Environment, Law, and History
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Legal Planet's Richard Frank posted today on the US Clean Water Act's 50th birthday. More on the history of the Clean Water Act here and here. But far more private enforcement actions are brought under the CWA than any other federal environmental statute.
Acoel
JANUARY 12, 2023
Beck wasn’t writing about the decades long war over the jurisdictional reach of the Federal Clean Water Act but the shoe certainly fits. The battle over the reach of the Federal Clean Water Act continues. So we can look forward to litigation over EPA’s new rule later this winter.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 29, 2021
What GAO Found Since 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has modified one of its three national initiatives emphasizing compliance with the Clean Water Act and has discontinued two others (see fig.). Download the document.
Washington Nature
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, kicked off a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act at the Aurora Bridge Bioswale in Seattle, WA. In the past 50 years, The Clean Water Act has enabled the U.S. In August, the U.S.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 20, 2022
On October 19, member of Congress Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) joined with environmental advocates and the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW) at Bartram’s Garden to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the federal Clean Water Act.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Sparked by the 1970s environmental movement, the Clean Water Act — which marks its 50th anniversary this month — transformed America’s polluted rivers. Read the full story at e360. The Delaware, once an industrial cesspool, is one of the success stories, but its urban stretches remain a work in progress.
MGKF Law
JANUARY 23, 2023
Read More » Tags: Clean Water Act , Consent Decree , Enforcement , Third Circuit , Wetlands This decision is a good reminder that Consent Decrees have a long shelf life and that private parties should negotiate carefully to ensure both its short-term and long-term interests are protected.
Environmental Law Reporter
MAY 2, 2022
Clean Water Act Status of U.S. Waters, 2022. Rachel Jean-Baptiste. Mon, 05/02/2022 - 08:45.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers (collectively Agencies) announced the issuance of a final rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), a key term in the Clean Water Act (CWA). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Arnold Porter
JANUARY 10, 2023
” The article discusses the recent final rule broadening the Clean Water Act issued by the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers, and the implications this will have on the Supreme Court case, Sackett v.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 13, 2022
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could settle decades of legal ambiguity about which wetlands should get federal protection under the Clean Water Act, bringing major changes to how these vital ecosystems are managed. loses about 60,000 acres of wetlands a year. Read more on E360 →.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 11, 2023
The citizen suit cites Modern Landfill’s repeated violations of its water quality-based permit limits under the federal Clean Water Act, and unpermitted discharges of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Modern Landfill continues to violate the Clean Water Act on a consistent basis.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The EPA finalizes guidance for balancing sewage system improvements with financial burdens to residential water bills. Republicans take aim at the Biden administration’s definition of the scope of the Clean Water Act. Domestic production of salt , a water pollutant, remained steady in 2022.
Acoel
OCTOBER 1, 2022
The Supreme Court is stepping once more into Clean Water Act “waters of the United States,” more popularly known as WOTUS. If you’re a Clean Water Act wonk, there may be a little voice in the back of your head yelling, “Theeeey’re baaack!” United States.
NRDC
MARCH 22, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers need to use the full measure of their authority under the law to prevent wetland loss.
Acoel
AUGUST 19, 2021
EPA ordered them to halt that construction and remove fill they had placed on the lot based on the Agency’s conclusion that the lot was a wetland within the jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act and the Sacketts did not have the permit necessary to fill it. The post With Friends Like These.
NRDC
MARCH 22, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers need to use the full measure of their authority under the law to prevent wetland loss.
MGKF Law
AUGUST 30, 2022
In order to bring a citizen suit in federal district court under the Clean Water Act, 33 USC § 1365(a)(1), the plaintiff must first give “notice of the alleged violation” to the alleged violator, the EPA, and the State at least 60 days prior to commencing suit. In Shark River Cleanup Coalition v. §135.3(a).
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 14, 2022
will pay a $230,000 penalty to settle alleged federal Clean Water Act violations at its fruit processing facility in Peach Glen, Adams County. It’s crucial for us to hold polluters like this accountable to protect our water,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. On December 14, the U.S.
Acoel
MARCH 28, 2023
Posted on March 28, 2023 by Jeff Porter Inside EPA is reporting that the United States Forest Service is going to work with EPA to obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage under the Federal Clean Water Act authorizing it to continue fighting forest fires from the air.
Circle of Blue
MARCH 29, 2022
The report marks the 50 th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a bedrock piece of environmental legislation. According to the report, the Clean Water Act has, thus far, failed to meet its goal of U.S. waters that are fishable and swimmable.
Acoel
MARCH 27, 2023
The court also acknowledged that the Supreme Court is currently considering the scope of jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. In the underlying cases, the plaintiffs challenged the 2023 WOTUS rule on statutory and constitutional grounds.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2022
As the new term begins, the Supreme Court debates what wetlands should be protected under one of the EPA’s most successful and controversial efforts.
MGKF Law
JULY 11, 2021
On June 23, 2021, the Ninth Circuit, in directing the lower court to dismiss a citizen’s suit claim under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), held that the CWA did not abrogate tribal sovereign immunity. This Blog Post was authored by Omar Khodor, a summer associate. Deschutes River All. Portland Gen.
The Energy Law Blog
APRIL 28, 2020
. , where the Court held that, in limited circumstances, a party discharging pollutants into groundwater that ultimately end up in navigable waters will need a permit under the Clean Water Act. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12)(A); see also 33 U.S.C. 1342 (NPDES provisions).
Vorys Law
APRIL 25, 2021
Army Corps of Engineers recently determined that Ohio waived its right to issue a water quality certification (WQC) under section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the 16 new Nationwide Permits (NWPs) that went into effect on March 15, 2021.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters. clean water statute, though, give farmers and their wastes special treatment. A Weakened National Imperative. Both the bi-national agreement and the U.S.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2023
This is the first story in a series of reports from the Great Lakes News Collaborative that will investigate contemporary water pollution challenges in the Great Lakes region. You can think of chloride as a permanent pollutant in the water,” said Christe Alwin of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
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