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The ultimate guide to Clean Water Act compliance in 2024 (and beyond)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight under the Clean Water Act. The EPA routinely conducts inspections focused on federal laws like Oil Pollution Act and Clean Water Act compliance. Findings of noncompliance can lead to civil or criminal enforcement.

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12 Legal Tools to Push Climate Preparedness

Law Columbia

Environmental impact assessments – Environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and its state counterparts should consider the climate conditions expected at the end of a project’s useful life, not just at the start, to help ensure the project can withstand those conditions.

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The Second Circuit Takes on the Clean Air Act’s International Air Pollution Provision and Climate Change

Law Columbia

But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the Clean Air Act, Section 115. It is true that the Clean Air Act only authorizes direct regulation of domestic emissions. See 16 U.S.C.

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Policy News: July 12, 2021

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EPA – Notice of Intention To Reconsider and Revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Justice Department – Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act. Justice Department – Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act.

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