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Fighting Big Coal––Washington Judge Allows Novel Clean Water Act Citizens’ Suit to Proceed

Vermont Law

If proven, this would constitute violations of the federal Clean Water Act. _. A Washington Federal District Court Judge has cleared the way for a novel citizen suit to proceed to protect communities and waterways across the Pacific Northwest from dangerous coal pollution. By Kelly Nokes. appeared first on.

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Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

Vermont Law

In March of 2014, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued an “interpretive rule” regarding section 404 of the Clean Water Act, circumventing a notice and comment period. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), “interpretive rules” are merely advisory and do not carry the force of law. Summary. : Conclusion.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

House Bill 991 responds modifying the definition of “forest mitigation banking” to be the intentional restoration, creation, or qualified conservation of forests undertaken expressly for the purpose of providing credits for afforestation or reforestation requirements with enhanced environmental benefits from future activities. Enforcement.

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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. The Platte Lake case displayed the power of citizen lawsuits, MEPA, and the public trust doctrine to compel a polluter to halt damaging discharges. . Paul Stowe is its natural resources manager.

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Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule and Its Impact on Ohio

Ohio Environmental Law

On January 23, 2020, the Trump Administration released the final version of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which defines which waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act. The NWPR replaces the Obama Administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also found that judicial economy and conservation of resources weighed in favor of a stay. Tennessee Federal Court Allowed Conservation Groups to Proceed with Challenge to TVA Long-Term Contracts. Minnesota Court Affirmed Water Quality Certification for Line 3 Replacement Project. Missouri v. Biden , No.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismissed Pro Se Lawsuit Claiming That Republican and Conservative Policies—Including Failure to Address Climate Change—Violated Plaintiff’s Rights. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. After Proposing Repeal of Clean Power Plan, EPA Sought Continued Abeyance of Pending Cases in D.C.

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