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More on the Clean Water Act at 50

Environment, Law, and History

Legal Planet's Richard Frank posted today on the US Clean Water Act's 50th birthday. That’s primarily due to two key features of the CWA: first, a nationwide permit system designed to mandate aggressive application of pollution control technology to limit pollution from “point sources” such as factories and power plants.

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An Opportunity to Reduce Water Pollution from Slaughterhouses

Union of Concerned Scientists

Industrial meat and poultry slaughterhouses dump millions of pounds of pollutants into the nation’s waters every year. The federal Clean Water Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce the rules that regulate this pollution.

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5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Florida Environmental Issues

E2 Law Blog

Addressing these issues will be at the forefront for various government entities in 2024. Addressing the challenges that forever chemicals pose will require additional funding to employ the necessary technology and water infrastructure designed specifically for this purpose. Sackett Ruling Impact on Florida – The U.S.

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CRES Forum Hosts Permitting Reform Panel Discussion

Cresforum

The discussion touched on the challenges that exist for developers and the opportunities for improvement throughout various statutes, like the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, as well as at implementing agencies and the courts.

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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

Circle of Blue

And it left Steglitz irritated that he and his staff have to spend so much energy reacting to chemical threats that compromise Ann Arbor’s drinking water. “It’s The Clean Water Act, a landmark federal pollution control law passed in 1972, cleaned up American waterways once fouled by industrial waste.

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Federal Water Tap, July 18: White House Considers Impacts of Breaching Snake River Dams

Circle of Blue

On water impacts: because there are no federally regulated waters or wetlands in the area, Holtec will not need Clean Water Act permits. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S. government water policy. On the Radar. PFAS Research Agenda.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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