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The Santa Barbara Oil Spill

Environment, Law, and History

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 ยป.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

Environmental regulation. 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.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. White House: The Presidentโ€™s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. science and technology Oct.

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Cutting 290,000 Tons of Water Pollution a Year, One Coal Plant at a Time

Legal Planet

EPA proposed new regulations next week to reduce the water pollution impacts of coal-fired power plants. As EPA regulations go, these count as fairly minor. The rulemaking illustrates the highly technical nature of regulations and the lawless nature of Trumpโ€™s EPA.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

Clean Water Act: A memo from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers provides guidance about how the Biden administrations will implement a 2020 Trump administration Clean Water Act rule limiting statesโ€™ ability to block infrastructure projects over water quality concerns. Scientific Community.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

ESA

Comment Period for the National Nature Assessment Closes March 31, 2023 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy leaders appeal for input from ecologists in a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment editorial. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho.

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