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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) : Set up by the EPA to determine standards for clean water (part of the Clean Water Act). It prohibits the discharge of polluting chemicals into US waters unless a special permit is granted. 10 Key International Environmental Laws.

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Escaping the Plastic Web: Global Resolution to End Plastic Pollution

Acoel

We must do a better job eliminating waste by embracing sustainable development goals. And now, with our resolution to make a resolution, it appears we may soon have such an agreement. ), waste inherently risks harm we often cannot, or simply will not, anticipate. Remember asbestos cigarette filters and fake snow?

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

On May 26, 2021, the federal government and the oil and gas company developing the Willow Master Development Plan Project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska filed briefs opposing the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment on claims that project approvals violated the Clean Water Act, NEPA, and the Endangered Species Act.

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