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Guest Essay: Before The Federal Clean Water Act, There Was The Rivers And Harbors Act Of 1899 To Help Clean-Up Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

PA Environment Daily

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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Iowa Supreme Court 2 – Raccoon River 0

Acoel

The Des Moines Water Works alleged the agricultural drains were point sources that required NPDES permits, and the water works sought monetary damages to recoup the costs of treating the river water to remove excess nitrates due to the agricultural pollution.

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Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

Vermont Law

. : 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.

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Happy 50th Anniversary, Federal Clean Water Act

Legal Planet

The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. The nation’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters are dramatically cleaner and healthier than they were a half-century ago. (credit: Amazon).

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Corp Watch

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. billion complex in St. USA: Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp.,

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The court found that, as pled, the complaint was “premised solely on state law” and that City of New York v. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

Circle of Blue

This is the first story in a series of reports from the Great Lakes News Collaborative that will investigate contemporary water pollution challenges in the Great Lakes region. Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.