Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency approval of a new restoration plan for the Pequea Creek Watershed clears the way for federal funding to put practices on the ground to reduce pollution from agriculture and urban development in Lancaster and Chester counties. Recent U.S.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

EPA reviewed current industry practices for operational and decommissioning materials and wastes to evaluate the types of hazardous materials used and released by the electric power sector. EPA’s decision to forego financial requirements will likely face opposition by eNGOs. By Claudia M. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. What’s Next?

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Smith Enviorment

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

DEQ’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) works with local governments to pre-approve new landfills for vegetative waste and non-hazardous construction debris before a storm hits. Removal of debris from streams and rivers may require a federal permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The EPA’s internal watchdog reports that small water systems are lagging on cybersecurity measures. And lastly, the EPA reports that more polluters are obeying the limits of their waste discharge permits. 9 Percent : Share of polluters that did not meet their Clean Water Act discharge permit this year, according to the EPA.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. It’s proven to be one of the most successful of America’s bedrock federal environmental statutes. Environmental Protection Agency.). (credit: Amazon).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A court ultimately revoked the company’s air permits in September 2022, in a major victory for environmental justice activists.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2022

Partners developing and implementing the Pequea and Halfmoon plans with CBF include county conservation districts, local watershed and conservation organizations, academic institutions, state and local government agencies, local businesses, planning agencies, landowners, farmers, and residents.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

In short, all water is connected. Knowing the wide-ranging impacts of pollution on our ocean, I’m reassured by the existence of the Clean Water Act (CWA) – the legal framework for preserving and restoring “waters of the United States”. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was taken up by the U.S.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

The Clean Water Act (CWA) and grant programs contained in the Farm Bill are the primary federal mechanisms for curbing agricultural water pollution. However, these structures have not sufficiently addressed agriculture’s impact on the nation’s water resources. to reduce otherwise externalized wastes.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

These threats include a legacy of toxic chemical discharges, bacteria impairment, nutrient pollution, mine waste, and other serious problems. The federal government invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year to restore and protect the great waters of our country such as the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and Gulf Coast, among others.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

China requires its large livestock operations to treat manure, in some cases with engineered wastewater treatment plants, before spreading livestock wastes on farmland. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Ohio is investing $91.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

President John F Kennedy introduced the Clean Air Act in the US as one of many introduced in developed nations with heavy industry (15). Deeper into the 1960s, Richard Nixon signed the executive order creating the Environmental Protection Agency. Conservation Law (Also Known As Environmental Law).

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Circle of Blue

MAY 9, 2022

To protect a shrinking Lake Powell , the feds will hold back more water and call in reinforcement supplies from upstream reservoirs. A Senate committee advances legislation to authorize Army Corps water projects. The GAO reviews the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste cleanups. Water Bills in Congress. The PFAS 2.0

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Bill of Rights protects rights of people against the government. Thus, section 19 probably constrains government action or requires affirmative government action, but it does not create a right of your neighbor to have you maintain your trees or to stop polluting.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Just as with climate change, local, state, provincial, and national governments in Canada and the United States have collaborated with science agencies, universities, and non-profit groups to develop effective responses, especially for Lake Erie. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

A white paper investigates potential solutions to Rio Grande water deliveries. The Supreme Court will hear an influential case this week involving tribal water rights to the Colorado River. And lastly, federal government officials will be traveling to New York this week for the UN Water Conference. ambassador to the UN.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 13, 2023

The Rundown EPA rules target three waste streams from coal-fired power plants. President Biden’s budget proposal would increase EPA funding and allow energy bill assistance funds to be used for water bill assistance. The Bureau of Reclamation prepares $250 million to pay Colorado River water users not to use water.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency to adopt controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations by December 16 or face the potential loss of $500 million or more in federal highway funds. Environmental Protection Agency. DEP estimates it will cost the conventional natural gas industry approximately $9.8 Read more here.

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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 principal reason farmers won’t is because they don’t have to.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 3, 2024

2023 was a rough year for clean water. The Supreme Court took a hammer to the Clean Water Act with its decision in Sackett v. The Sackett decision was a tremendous loss for everyone who depends on clean water—that is, for all of us. In response, 27 states sued , and the rule was put on hold.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

For the past four years, Ontarians have witnessed an unremitting attack on the many of the laws which protect the province’s natural heritage. . The Ford government weakened the Endangered Species Act , and politicized appointments to the expert scientific committees advising on species-at-risk.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court held that federal common law necessarily governed the nuisance claims because “[a] patchwork of fifty different answers to the same fundamental global issue would be unworkable” and “the extent of any judicial relief should be uniform across our nation.” In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation , No.

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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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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2021

The EPA and Army Corps will take yet another attempt at defining what waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act. Senators propose $10 billion to test for and clean up PFAS contamination at Defense Department sites. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S. government water policy.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

How is it possible that legislation billed as an environmental protection statute ends up as a primary threat to clean water and communities? Agricultural nutrient pollution is the primary reason that the Clean Water Act has not come close to meeting its “fishable and swimmable” goal for US surface waters.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Army Corps of Engineers’ motion to hold in abeyance a case challenging the Trump administration’s rules defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The court rejected other arguments related to noise impacts, waste storage and disposal, land alterations, wetlands, and procedure. BP p.l.c. ,

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. These facilities released or otherwise managed more than 700,000 pounds of production-related PFAS waste during 2020. The House bill ( H.R. 21-191 (S.B.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In three other cases brought by local and state governments against fossil fuel companies, the Supreme Court granted petitions for writ of certiorari seeking review of decisions affirming remand orders. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS Supreme Court Sent Other Climate Cases Back to Lower Appellate Courts for Review of Other Grounds for Removal.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. N:Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Inst. 21-1082 (D.C. filed Mar. 4, 2021 and stayed Apr. 6, 2021).]] 14560 (Mar. 17, 2021).]]

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental entities to allow continued enforcement of environmental laws related to ongoing mining operations. First, it said the determination not to prepare an environmental impact statement in two of the cases was not arbitrary and capricious. 3:17 -cv-02824 (N.D.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A federal district court strikes down Trump-era Clean Water Act rule related to state reviews. The EPA’s internal watchdog will begin investigating whether states are providing enough subsidies to poor communities via a major drinking water loan program. Federal Court Tosses Trump Clean Water Act Ruling.

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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.

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

The government has been operating under a series of stop-gap measures since October 2021 and Congress has not passed a full-year budget since December 2020. Lawmakers give the Environmental Protection Agency a 3.5% under the Clean Water Act to the pre-2015 standard. Federal Register opportunities.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the months since our 2020 update on federal actions affecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to take action on its PFAS Action Plan. Not Just the Federal Government—States Continue to Take on PFAS.

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