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ABF Freight System Inc to Pay Civil Penalties for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

Environment + Energy Leader

The post ABF Freight System Inc to Pay Civil Penalties for Clean Water Act Noncompliance appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. ABF will pay a civil penalty of $535,000, a portion of which will be directed to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the state of Nevada, and the state of Maryland.

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What Has the Clean Water Act Done for You?

Academy of Natural Sciences

Before the Clean Water Act of 1972, watersheds across the nation, including our own here in Philadelphia, were literal dumping grounds for industry, treatment plants and domestic households for generations. were unsanitary places before the Clean Water Act. Waterways across the U.S. Mike Servedio/ANS.

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Clean Water Act Citizen Suit On Inadequate Notice

MGKF Law

In order to bring a citizen suit in federal district court under the Clean Water Act, 33 USC § 1365(a)(1), the plaintiff must first give “notice of the alleged violation” to the alleged violator, the EPA, and the State at least 60 days prior to commencing suit. In Shark River Cleanup Coalition v. §135.3(a).

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An Opportunity to Reduce Water Pollution from Slaughterhouses

Union of Concerned Scientists

Industrial meat and poultry slaughterhouses dump millions of pounds of pollutants into the nation’s waters every year. The federal Clean Water Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce the rules that regulate this pollution.

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Taking Bets: The Supreme Court Is Just About to Split NPDES and Section 404 Permitting Under the Clean Water Act

Acoel

The Supreme Court is stepping once more into Clean Water Actwaters of the United States,” more popularly known as WOTUS. If you’re a Clean Water Act wonk, there may be a little voice in the back of your head yelling, “Theeeey’re baaack!” United States.

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EPA Sued Over Unregulated Water Pollution

Environment + Energy Leader

The lawsuit alleges that the EPA has violated the Clean Water Act by failing to set limits on the amount of pollution that these industries can discharge into waterways. The post EPA Sued Over Unregulated Water Pollution appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

oil and gas industry produced an estimated one trillion gallons of produced water in 2017. And this waste—along with drilling and fracking waste--can contain radioactive elements known as “technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material,” or TENORM. What does this mean for workers and communities?

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