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The fewest issues would arise with use of renewables. A nuclear plant would require permitting from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and would also require a CleanWaterAct permit for taking cooling water from a stream or lake, and separate permitting for discharging used cooling water due to impurities in the used water.
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The state has long been the nation’s pioneer in establishing protections for public health and against climate change — from the first vehicle exhaust regulations , to the prototype for the federal CleanWaterAct , to ambitious carbon neutrality goals.
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offices with 100% renewableenergy. Twenty million Americans participated in the first Earth Day, eventually leading to the formation of the EPA and then the passing of the Clean Air Act and CleanWaterAct. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership Program and powers its U.S.
Pipeline construction often requires a CleanWaterAct Sec. 404 permit (for deposition of fill material in rivers, streams and other waters) from the U.S. the Division of Water Resources may be requested to issue a state water quality certification for the project. 404 of the CleanWaterAct. .
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Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule narrowing the scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the CleanWaterAct (CWA) such that certain wetlands are removed from federal jurisdiction. On September 8, 2023, EPA and the U.S. The final rule revises the agency regulations in light of the U.S.
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Agricultural nutrient pollution is the primary reason that the CleanWaterAct has not come close to meeting its “fishable and swimmable” goal for US surface waters. farmland as “the single greatest challenge to our nation’s water quality.” And more than half will drain and leach from the land into the water.
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