The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

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. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12)(A); see also 33 U.S.C. 1342 (NPDES provisions).

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 7, 2023

Supreme Court has issued a decision significantly limiting federal Clean Water Act regulation of wetlands just as the N.C. General Assembly has been moving legislation to limit state water quality protection for wetlands. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The two professors, David Nixon and John Zavodni, were not merely interested in the bounty provision of the law (a common feature of legislation in the late 19th century,) but they wanted to make a point: the rivers were a dump. But if Justice declined to act, the two intrepid canoers were positioned to make a political statement as well.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency , No. The president promptly expressed both disappointment and concern that the government could no longer assure protection of wetlands, and therefore surface water quality. Last month the U.S. Supreme Court restricted federal jurisdiction over filling and altering wetlands.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported plastic pellets in 13 out of 14 U.S. Nurdle pollution is NOT regulated. In the United States, we have laws that regulate pollution and emissions from manufacturing through the Clean Water Act. And, in the early 1990s, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

She served as Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the US Environmental Protection Agency and has spent much if not most of her career caring for our shared watershed. -- Reba Carruth is on IPC's Board and serves as our Program and Advocacy Committee!

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The litigation uncovered internal company records showing that DuPont knew of PFOA’s significant health risks but withheld the information from regulators and the public. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Toxic Substances Control Act. National Defense Authorization Act.

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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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Acoel

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dakota Finance LLC decision from the Fourth Circuit, the Court concluded in a split decision that a South Carolina enforcement action was insufficient to preclude a citizens suit commenced pursuant to Clean Water Act § 505(a)(1), notwithstanding the provisions of Clean Water Act § 309(g)(6)(A)(ii).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DEP’s Water Resources Advisory Committee is scheduled to hear a presentation on DEP's new proposed regulation setting notification requirements for unauthorized discharges to waters of the Commonwealth at its meeting on September 21. 2015-011-L ).

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework.

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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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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

August 27, 2015: The federal District Court for the District of North Dakota concludes that jurisdiction is proper in the district courts and enjoins enforcement of the Clean Water Rule in the 13 States that are parties to the lawsuit in front of the court. 15-3799/3822/3853/3877, 803 F.3d 3d 804 (6th Cir.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards. Constitution by allowing the legislature to intervene directly in the issuance of environmental permits?

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 4, 2021

With that wide public sentiment for fireworks, there is actually almost no environmental regulation for the setting off of millions of little explosions of the more than 99% of fireworks imported from China. But, San Diego does regulate fireworks for locations near the coast, requiring expensive permits (.

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Environment, Law, and History

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Santa Barbara spill is often pointed to as one of the foundational moments of modern American environmentalism and environmental regulation, but Spezio seems to flesh out the picture. Part 1 describes environmental science and policy before 1969. Her argument is broken into three sections. Read more ».

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

The [federal] Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, put in place regulations to limit pollution and water quality standards to begin the process of restoring waterways nationwide. million to organizations to plant buffers -- increasing Pennsylvania’s climate resiliency and helping to clean waterways.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

CERLCA imposes a joint and several liability scheme that holds certain entities ( e.g. , certain owners and operators, generators, arrangers, and transporters of hazardous substances) liable for the costs or damages associated with environmental remediation. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The Freedom Industries chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia exposed holes in state and federal regulations for chemical storage tanks. 1961 – seeks to close existing loopholes and provide additional federal oversight where current state laws do not apply. However, West Virginia law. However, West Virginia law.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A study by the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago and the Washington, D.C.-based based Environmental Working Group identified 775 CAFOs in the western Lake Erie basin in 2018, 230 more than in 2005. The 1972 Clean Water Act immunizes crop farmers from government regulations to control agricultural runoff.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

18, 2021, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. NOTE : The EPA will be hosting a webinar on this topic on Nov. 2 at 2:00 p.m. EST. On Oct. The agency set out three broad goals: to invest in research, restrict PFAS pollution, and remediate PFAS contamination.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

Summary: A brief look at the fracking industry in Northern Michigan, the laws and regulations, and how fracking is impacting the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes. Having grown up on a water body this pristine, I never stopped to think just how lucky I was; I took the Bay, and its water quality, for granted.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency visited four this spring to assess any potential for water quality problems locally or for the Chesapeake Bay. In 1993, it enacted the region’s first law requiring its largest farms to have nutrient management plans to guide fertilizer and manure applications.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

. : Not all agency rules have the force of 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. Second, the EPA did not publish the rule in question in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2014

On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) jointly released a proposed rule purporting to clarify the scope of the “waters of the United States” protected under the Clean Water Act. In the current regulation at 40 C.F.R.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 6, 2015

But, an even bigger challenge remains—regulation of chicken litter dumped into the Bay by the Delmarva Peninsula’s poultry industry. People who love the Maryland Eastern Shore talk with pride about the bounty of the water—. Opposition to fertilizer laws come from synthetic and organic fertilizer manufacturers. Judith Needham.

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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. (credit: Amazon). ” That obviously did not, and will not, happen.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” — Letter from Adam Ortiz, EPA Region 3 administrator, to the acting head of Pennsylvania’s environment agency. Environmental Protection Agency determined that Pennsylvania is not doing enough to prevent ecologically damaging sediment and nutrients from entering the bay. CBP is the Chesapeake Bay Program, and the U.S.

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Acoel

MAY 17, 2022

My mind went back to law school and Marbury v. EPA seeking clarification on the agency’s position on bacteria mixing zones and wet weather blending [1] under the Clean Water Act. EPA could justify any rule that regulated the internal workings of a plant’s treatment processes. Posted on May 17, 2022 by Ed Tormey.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 17, 2011

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On April 27, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) released new proposed guidance on how the agencies will identify waters protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA) in light of Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

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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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work. The association also built a state-of-the art water quality monitoring network across the lake’s 192 square-mile watershed. But the Platte Lake advocates did not rely on federal law.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

James, a faith-based grassroots organization fighting to reduce pollution in the community, and lawyers at Earthjustice, a national nonprofit environmental law organization, and other community groups led the years long battle. USA: Deparment of Environmental Quality analysis for $9.4B billion complex in St.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You Are Monsters!”), DMC decided to bring the pending action asserting that it has a constitutional right to untainted groundwater and that the discharges violated EPA regulations. We first address DMC’s claim that the United States Constitution protects the right to have pollution-free groundwater on its property. THE AGENCY CLAIM.

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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. ENVT’L PROTECTION AGENCY 2 (2017), available at [link].

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Farms collectively are the largest source of nitrate pollution in rivers and groundwater, and the penalty for contaminated water — meaning stricter and more costly standards in order to protect public health — is paid by the people who drink it. It comes at a time when the U.S. A Standard Under Scrutiny. If the U.S.

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