Clean Water Act Environmental Science Law 
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 4, 2022
With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection. However, policy that relies on science requires a very different set of questions and answers.
Vermont Law
APRIL 19, 2019
Four non-profit environmental groups (Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club-Maui Group, Surfrider Foundation, and West Maui Preservation Association) brought a suit against the County of Maui, alleging that the county violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) because they did not have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
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.
Environment, Law, and History
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Newton writes that Spezio explores the relationships between oil pollution and political changes in the 1970s and asks how the Santa Barbara oil spill became a watershed moment in the history of environmental and science policy in the US, especially in regard to the Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA).
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. However, the content of this new rule implies otherwise. _. section 533 of the APA.
Vermont Law
APRIL 6, 2015
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Report Card. In 2010, following years of missed deadlines, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jumped into the morass by exercising its power under the Clean Water Act. in Environmental Law.
Environmental Science
JULY 30, 2018
Facts about the environment differ depending where you get your information, but they are fascinating, and hopefully I got these right (US): 350 Billion gallons of water daily, 7% of all precipitation. 7% to homes of 258 Million people through 160,000 public water supplies, 40% to agriculture. I will organize my discussion by key laws.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
325 
Let's personalize your content