Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? 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. It came into effect in 1993.

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Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The plaintiffs’ complaint asserting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and Rivers and Harbors Act violations included allegations that the U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The planned pipeline is to be 162.5 miles long and is intended to carry crude oil.

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2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

It was reckless for the Paris agreement to enter into force before the election,’ said the source, who works on Trump’s transition team for international energy and climate policy, speaking on condition of anonymity. [25]. But we need not fear for adverse environmental impacts that the highly expected regulatory rollback might cause.

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2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Air Act 40