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E2 Law Blog
MAY 26, 2023
The wetlands at issue are separated by a 30-foot road from an unnamed tributary that feeds into a non-navigable creek that feeds into Priest Lake, a navigable but wholly intrastate water body. Thus began nearly two decades of litigation, culminating in the Supreme Court’s May 25, 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA , 598 U.S. at __ (slip op.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 2, 2023
That was his way as a political leader: working tirelessly and proactively to make connections and fight to ensure everyone had the right to a safe and healthy environment. Among its provisions, the legislation will: Require consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting decisions under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
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Acoel
MAY 24, 2023
Posted May 24, 2023 by Tracy Hester In a jurisprudential pile-up, the Fifth Circuit has become the arena for two simultaneous legal battles that may shape the law of standing and realign federal environmental law. bars against citizen suits for entirely past violations of the Clean Water Act under the Gwaltney doctrine).
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 10, 2022
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.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2022
Supreme Court will hear a case that may narrow the scope of a landmark environmental law. Supreme Court agreed to consider limiting the scope of the Clean Water Act. In 2006, the Court defined a wetland as any body of water which has a “significant nexus” to a waterway. On Monday, the U.S.
Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 14, 2023
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.
Acoel
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
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. environmental law when it comes to agricultural water pollution.
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