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EPA Pulls Back Regulations Setting Methane Emission Limits, Regulating Wastewater From Oil & Gas Operations, Risk Management Rule At Petrochemical Plants

PA Environment Daily

Under current regulations, discharge of treated wastewater is only allowed for agricultural and wildlife water uses in the western United States. The Clean Water Act requires EPA to revise industry-wide wastewater treatment limits, called effluent limitations guidelines, to keep pace with innovations in pollution control technology.

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Justice Breyer’s Nuanced Voice for the Environment

Legal Planet

The Clean Water Act only requires a permit for discharging pollution into waterbodies, and the Trump EPA argued that discharges into groundwater are never covered by this requirement. Breyer also rejected the opposite view that a permit is required any time it’s possible to trace pollutants into some waterbody.

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Justice Breyer’s Nuanced Voice in Environmental Law

Legal Planet

The Clean Water Act only requires a permit for discharging pollution into waterbodies, and the Trump EPA argued that discharges into groundwater are never covered by this requirement. Breyer also rejected the opposite view that a permit is required any time it’s possible to trace pollutants into some waterbody.

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