Sat.May 02, 2015 - Fri.May 08, 2015

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United States v. Lawrence, MA, City of

Environmental Law Reporter

United States v. Lawrence, MA, City of. 04/29/2015. anderson@eli.org. Tue, 05/05/2015 - 06:43. A settling CWA defendant that failed to comply with its NPDES and small municipal separate storm sewer system permits must undertake various measures to study and correct the permit violations in order to achieve compliance with the CWA and applicable regulations.

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Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Releases Final Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing on Public and Tribal Lands

Vermont Law

Summary: The Depart of the Interior recently released its final rule on hydraulic fracturing on public and tribal lands. Because many states have no comprehensive fracking regulation in place, the federal rule will become the only governing authority in many parts of the country. However, several groups recently filed suit against the Department over the validity of the rule. _.

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United States v. Merit Energy Company, LLC

Environmental Law Reporter

United States v. Merit Energy Company, LLC. 05/01/2015. anderson@eli.org. Tue, 05/05/2015 - 06:45. A settling CAA defendant that violated volatile organic compound regulations at an onshore natural gas processing plant in Kalkaska, Michigan, must pay an $850,000 civil penalty and must implement an enhanced leak detection and repair program as injunctive relief.

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