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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can’t Make This Sh** Up

Union of Concerned Scientists

Whats the point of a beach adventure if you cant even go into the ocean? How does raw sewage end up in our oceans and rivers? In some cities, a combined sewer system means that usually both wastewater and stormwater get treated to the same high standards before releasing into the ocean. San Francisco City and County v.

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Happy 50th Anniversary, Federal Clean Water Act

Legal Planet

The nation’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters are dramatically cleaner and healthier than they were a half-century ago. In virtually all other nations, enforcement of water pollution control and other environmental laws is the sole responsibility of government regulators.

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RECLAIMING POLLUTED WATER: CAPACITIVE DESALINATION

Cleannovate

Among the pollutants of concern, metals and dissolved industrial chemicals are significant. Though several treatment strategies have been used before, efficiency of pollutant removal still has a long way to go. Desalination involves the removal of dissolved pollutants from water. CONCLUSION.

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U.S. Supreme Court Narrowly Construes Permitting Program Under the Clean Water Act, Limiting EPA’s Authority

Vermont Law

Background Federal involvement in regulating water quality has a long history, stretching back to 1948 when Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). This results in discharges of untreated water, including raw sewage, into the Pacific Ocean. In so ruling, the Court reversed the Ninth Circuit.

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PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Paul O. Swartz - From Photojournalist To Susquehanna River Basin Commission

PA Environment Daily

He has fond memories of seeing the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, and the Pacific Ocean for the first time on that journey. Following his service with DER, Paul worked as a Field Representative for the Joint Air & Water Pollution Control Conservation Committee (JLCC) for the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1981/1982. (In

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More on the Clean Water Act at 50

Environment, Law, and History

The nation’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters are dramatically cleaner and healthier than they were a half-century ago. In virtually all other nations, enforcement of water pollution control and other environmental laws is the sole responsibility of government regulators.

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Second District Affirms Judgment Rejecting CEQA And Other Challenges To CARB’s “Technology-Forcing” Emissions-Control Regulation For At-Berth Tanker And Other Ships

CEQA Developments

c); CEQA Guidelines, 15250, 15251), and under special provisions of CEQA that apply specifically to regulations CARB promulgates to set performance standards and to require the installation of pollution control equipment[.] On February 13, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 93130 et seq). Resources Code, 21080.5(c);