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The Supreme Court Looks for a Middle Ground to Determine When Clean Water Act Permit is Required for Discharges to Groundwater

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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. This effluent then travels approximately a half mile, through groundwater, to the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al.

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Court Dismisses Permitting Challenges to the U.S.’s First Major Offshore Wind Project

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The plaintiffs in these cases also challenge the adequacy of the agencies’ assessments under NEPA and the ESA, as well as under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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LNG Facilities Facing Environmental Challenges

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The permit was issued under the Clean Water Act in March 2019 – the same year the project received FERC approval – and will allow construction crews to “clear, grade, excavate and place fill material” on site to build the plant, which is being built on a 1,000-acre site on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles. [1]

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Disasters and Environmental Laws – Have We Learned Our Lesson?

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The program is geared toward enhancing educational opportunities for approximately 1400 teachers selected for the program across the state. It was refreshing to me to be able to speak to an audience dedicated to educating our children. My presentation was titled: Environmental Disasters that Led to Environmental Laws. Time will tell.

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NRDA Settlement Reached for 2014 Galveston Bay Oil Spill

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million in civil penalties under the Clean Water Act, as well as administrative penalties under the Texas Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act. The Trustees for this incident include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Additionally, Kirby paid $4.9

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. States Texas State Board of Education issues guidance encouraging schools to emphasize the “positive” aspects of climate change in textbooks. lands and waters by 2030.

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Governor Edwards Indicates that Offshore Wind is on the Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Governor noted that he has reached out to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) to create a task force of federal, state and local officials tasked with mapping out a plan for renewable energy production in the Gulf of Mexico. One topic of discussion at the meeting was offshore energy production. Part 585.