Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

became the first court in the country to hold that Congress did not clearly and unambiguously waive tribal sovereign immunity under the Clean Water Act.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

But renewable generation is not sufficient to decarbonize the electric sector; infrastructure that delivers clean electricity to consumers is also critical. Natural gas, oil, and electricity transmission are each subject to distinct regulatory schemes. Three Regulatory Regimes.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2017

Natural gas pipelines have historically been governed by federal law since the passing of the Natural Gas Act of 1938. However, such a line still requires state Water Quality Certification under the Clean Water Act § 401. The Constitution Pipeline was granted federal permits.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 16, 2019

Flooding from Hurricanes Harvey also triggered industrial facilities to spew air pollution during electrical failures, resultant accidents, and unexpected shut-downs. These leaks are only a fraction of the 90,000 barrels spilled in Louisiana in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. Across Texas, Hurricane Harvey resulted in the release of 8.3

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2022

6 - Creating An Edible Landscape.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

-- Caren Glotfelty Recognized As A 2022 Distinguished Daughter Of Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania - By B.J. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct.

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Global Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Support local electric vehicle initiatives (not just cars, but bikes and busses and delivery vehicles too) Vote for political representatives who support the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency is mandated to protect US citizens, an air and water quality are chief among the agency’s concern as they are quite essential for human life.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The extraction phase can involve destruction of lands, risks to endangered species, water pollution from oil spills or leaching from mines, and serious dangers to workers. More than half of US emissions, amounting to over three billion tons of CO2, come from transportation and electricity generation with fossil fuels.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

A land conservancy and a township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula purchased four miles of riparian habitat for the purpose of land, water, and biodiversity conservation. One of Mackinac Island’s ferries will be converted to zero-emissions electric power for the first time ever.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) : Set up by the EPA to determine standards for clean water (part of the Clean Water Act). It prohibits the discharge of polluting chemicals into US waters unless a special permit is granted. Sponsored Content. 10 Key International Environmental Laws.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Cradeur intends to add 16 backup generators that can provide emergency power when the electrical grid is knocked out. The third category is improving the treatment plant, which came online in the 1970s, the same decade the Clean Water Act was signed into law.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Cradeur intends to add 16 backup generators that can provide emergency power when the electrical grid fails. The third priority is improving the treatment plant, which came online back in the 1970s, the same decade the Clean Water Act was signed into law.

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Endangered Species Law

JUNE 10, 2021

Linear infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and transportation, have faced a number of regulatory challenges over the last year. Some of these challenges stem from changes in regulatory schemes, adverse court holdings or drastically shifting policy initiatives.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“There were families who did not know about it, because they were living without electricity, so they didn’t hear the story,” Smith recalls. Toledo’s water emergency was the product of an ecological hazard that Smith and her neighbors had no hand in creating. There were elders who couldn’t take their medication.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Finally, the bill adds the People’s Counsel as a member of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change and the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council. House Bill 44 reestablishes through fiscal 2023 the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program and increases to $1.8 Drinking Water.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

For example, EPA under the Clean Water Act established 129 “ Priority Pollutants ” in 1976, a list of which is a typical analytical suite that you can order as a package. Clean Water Act. Through this law, water pollution is managed by controlling wastewater discharges. Sponsored Content.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

And while we’ve begun to transition away from oil and gas for our cars and electricity, the oil and gas industry has responded by investing its vast financial resources in a new source of demand for their products: new production for plastic materials and packaging.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 29, 2022

From their respective disciplines, they’re converting industrial food waste into plastic, building electric vehicle batteries with domestic materials and helping vulnerable citizens adapt to extreme weather, to name a few. Schulman observed such a scenario at the Philadelphia Water Department in the late ’90s.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Supreme Court begins its October term today with a wetlands lawsuit that could redefine the Clean Water Act. Tribes tell the Bureau of Reclamation to prioritize long-term infrastructure solutions for the $4 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funds for western drought response. government water policy. The Rundown.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The Rundown An EPA proposal to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants would decrease water pollution and accumulation of pollutants in fish. President Biden vetoes a Clean Water Act rollback. An EPA survey of drinking water utilities estimates the number of lead service lines.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Commonwealth is the second largest natural gas producing state in the nation and the largest electricity exporter in the entire country. We need to take real action to address climate change, protect and create energy jobs and ensure Pennsylvania has reliable, affordable and clean power for the long term,” Shapiro said in the statement.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 12, 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 12, 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, (..)

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. In Senegal , water-saving farming methods are producing higher rice yields while improving soil health. The attempt succeeded. from polluters and development.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Manchin’s website, the reforms would include: Requiring the President to designate 25 high priority energy projects (including fossil fuel fired generation) that must be given permitting priority; Setting maximum timelines for permitting reviews, including two years for major impact projects under the National Environmental Policy Act; Streamlining (..)

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This can be developing energy-efficient homes to reduce raw materials burnt to produce electricity or efficiency savings of water resources. The second aspect is making our electrical devices, vehicles, buildings and so on far more energy efficient. Sponsored Content.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 7 to 13 PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. Jefferson County; Feb. 17 DCNR Announces $3.2

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Oz At Odds Over Natural Gas, Environmental Concerns -- DEP Awards $3 Million To Restore Watersheds Statewide By Reducing Water Pollution [PaEN] -- Pittsburgh Section-American Society Of Civil Engineers: Federal Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Celebration Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $3.2

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards. This proposed rulemaking updates a variety of water quality standards and narrative criteria to maintain water uses and antidegradation requirements under the federal Clean Water Act.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

7-8 Programs On A 120+ Year Old Commercial Building In McKean Being Reborn To Passive House Energy Standards [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Pennsylvania Gives Millions To Boost Electric Vehicle Adoption -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Regional Transit Zero-Emission Fleet To Cost $572.2 Million By 2045 Goal -- StateImpactPA: Oct.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 4, 2021

Pipeline construction often requires a Clean Water Act Sec. 404 permit (for deposition of fill material in rivers, streams and other waters) from the U.S. the Division of Water Resources may be requested to issue a state water quality certification for the project. 404 of the Clean Water Act. .

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Circle of Blue

JULY 11, 2022

The majority opinion, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, argued that the EPA cannot enforce the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era draft rule, which would have required states to reduce emissions from electricity generation. . Challenges to water and environment protections are gaining steam from Trump-era judicial appointments.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

15 Million : Criminal fine that Summit Midstream Partners LLC will pay after being found guilty of violating the Clean Water Act for spilling 29 million gallons of oilfield wastewater. There are targets for electric vehicle purchasing and net-zero emissions from buildings. Hawaii Water Contamination.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 26, 2023

There’s no question that the US electricity transmission system has to be modernized to enable a transition to an equitable clean energy economy, but how to do it is up for grabs. The list is not exhaustive, but it illustrates the significant attention that the electric transmission system is already receiving at the federal level.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

Let’s take it seriously.” — Vice President Kamala Harris speaking about the administration’s global water security action plan. 8 Percent : Share of California’s total electricity generation this summer that is expected to come from hydropower, according to the Energy Information Administration. By the Numbers.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Under the Endangered Species Act, the court vacated the FWS’s biological opinion because the incidental take statement lacked “the requisite specificity of mitigation measures for the polar bear” and because the take finding for the polar bear was arbitrary and capricious.

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