Clean Water Act Renewable Energy Sea Level 
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
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. It covers the following areas.
Smith Enviorment
JANUARY 30, 2019
Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. The state has already made significant progress toward the first goal as a result of the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act and 2007 adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard (REPS) for major energy producers.
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Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act. The plaintiffs contended that the U.S.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
On the merits, the court found that the respondents had taken the hard look required by SEQRA, rejecting arguments that they failed to consider (1) the New York State Energy Plan and its renewable energy target; (2) the pending solar project; (3) the impact on fossil fuel emissions; and (4) global climate change. California v.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Four environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S.
Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
Earlier in February, the court issued a request for supplemental briefing on the issue of how the concept of “navigable waters of the United States” related to removal jurisdiction. Lawsuit Filed Challenging Environmental Review of Florida Passenger Railroad, Including Failure to Assess Sea Level Rise Impacts. BP p.l.c. ,
Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
The court said that having remanded to the Corps for consultation under the Endangered Species Act, it was not necessary to determine whether the Corps “made a fully informed and well-considered decision” under NEPA and the Clean Water Act. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos.
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