PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

Before rehabilitation, these pools held water but did not maintain an adequate water level long enough for the successful reproduction of the amphibians that rely on vernal pools for survival. Plants are tagged and photographed as plant inventories are completed, and invasive plants are removed when feasible.

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MGKF Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Read More » Tags: Citizens Suit , Clean Water Act , Mining , NPDES , Permits , Successor Liability , West Virginia Read More » Tags: Citizens Suit , Clean Water Act , Mining , NPDES , Permits , Successor Liability , West Virginia

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Read More » Tags: Clean Water Act , Consent Decree , Enforcement , Third Circuit , Wetlands This decision is a good reminder that Consent Decrees have a long shelf life and that private parties should negotiate carefully to ensure both its short-term and long-term interests are protected.

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MGKF Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Charles (the “City”) brought common law claims sounding in negligence against Defendant Union Electric Company dba Ameren Missouri (“Ameren”), alleging that Ameren contaminated the City’s water supply, causing the City to incur millions in cleanup costs. 4:23-cv-00846-MTS (E.D.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 3, 2023

The price tag to clean up that mess is at least $120 billion – and mounting. ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE ( environmentaldefence.ca ): Environmental Defence is a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization that works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities. –

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A water bottling plant in West Michigan announces plan to decrease water withdraws. Thailand will push a controversial water diversion plan forward after receiving funding from an unnamed Chinese firm. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. TODAY’S TOP WATER STORIES, TOLD IN NUMBERS. 16 BILLION BARRELS .

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MGKF Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Read More » Tags: Chevron Deference , Citizen Suit , New Jersey , Oil and Gas , Permits , Pipelines , Wetlands

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MGKF Law

MAY 26, 2022

Read More » Tags: CERCLA , Cleanup , Consent Decree , Contamination , Injunction , Missouri , Negligence , Nuisance , Preemption , Property Value , Superfund , Trespass , Water.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Water Dist. The water utilities allege that during active operations of the Base, the federal government used products containing Cr6, which contaminated the groundwater aquifer from which the water utilities derive municipal drinking water, making it unsafe for human consumption. In Rio Linda Elverta Cmty.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Keep PA Beautiful is launching the new PA Waterway Steward Program to engage Pennsylvania water trail users in citizen science and build long term stewardship of our water trails, while providing valuable data to tell the story about litter in our waterways. Applications accepted starting July 1. Click Here to become a member.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms Water sampling finds no reduction in bloom-producing nutrients. A determined woman with a keen mind, Taylor knows farming, environment, water, minerals, education, and a lot more about Lenawee County where she lives. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue.

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MGKF Law

MAY 8, 2022

Can plaintiffs in a citizen suit piggyback on existing governmental enforcement action and enforce the same alleged violation under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”)? Yes, as long as the citizen suit does not seek civil penalties, according to the First Circuit in The Blackstone Headwaters Coalition, Inc. Gallo Builders , No.

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MGKF Law

MAY 29, 2023

While the 9-0 decision was unanimous in judgment by holding that the Sacketts’ wetland was not subject to federal jurisdiction, the court was sharply divided as to the test to determine when an adjacent wetland qualifies as a Water of the United States (or “WOTUS”). United States, 547 U.S. 715, 754 (2006). See 88 Fed.

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MGKF Law

MAY 1, 2022

Middlesex Water Co. MID-L-6306-21, Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County), a New Jersey Superior Court judge granted plaintiffs’ motion for certification in a case stemming from PFAS contamination of the county’s water supply. On April 21, 2022, in Tomas Vera et al.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Do you have a deep love of water, wildlife, and woods? Those accepted to the program attend training classes that focus on a broad range of water resource topics, including groundwater, stream ecology, wetlands, invasive plants, water recreation and stormwater management.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

All of it converges around a leading threat to coastal farmers: salt water is ruining their land. . It came right over the roads and embankment, and all of these fields were probably under, say, three, four feet of salt water.”. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. in September 2016.

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MGKF Law

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The court held that one of the contractor defendants, Weston Solutions, Inc. (“Weston”), was not subject to CERCLA liability because it only assisted with operating the water management system rather than controlling any operations related to the release of contaminant from the King Gold Mine (“Mine”).

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MGKF Law

APRIL 27, 2023

Read More » Tags: CERCLA , Contamination , Damages , Drinking Water , Gold King Mine , Mining , Natural Resource Damages , New Mexico , Property Damage , Public Lands , Superfund

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MGKF Law

AUGUST 30, 2022

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. 21-2060, 3d Cir. §135.3(a).

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MGKF Law

AUGUST 8, 2021

Read More » Tags: Alter Ego , Corporate Veil , Insurance Coverage , Multi-District Litigation , Nuisance , Pennsylvania , Spill Act , Storage Tank , Successor Liability , Water.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These intertidal structures—where the land and sea meet during low and high tides—are vital to maintaining healthy waters and sustainable food systems. Some days are spent tagging and tracking clam development, others gathering water samples at low tide to test for biotoxins.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

As the dams have been torn down or abandoned, the now-elevated streams seek their original course, cutting through the soft earth that buried them and sending the soil and attached nutrients into the water. Sediment makes the water murky, smothering fish habitat and blocking sunlight for underwater grasses.

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MGKF Law

JANUARY 17, 2022

In SUEZ Water New York Inc. Read More » Tags: Causation , Drinking Water , Negligence , New York , Nuisance , Personal Jurisdiction , PFAS , Strict Liability , Successor Liability , Trespass. Recently, there has been an explosion of litigation involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) contamination.

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MGKF Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

18, 2021), denied a factory owner’s motion for summary judgment based on its holding that the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law (“PCSL”) are not “roughly comparable” statutes. Keystone Protein Co. , 1:19-CV-01307, 2021 WL 632734, at *1 (M.D.

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Physics World

JULY 27, 2021

They litter our oceans , they have been detected in everything from aquatic life to drinking water, and they take lifetimes or longer to decompose. For two days the researchers traced the paths taken by the tagged microplastics after they were ingested, by detecting pairs of gamma rays created during the decay of copper-64.

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MGKF Law

JULY 5, 2022

Read More » Tags: Clean Water Act , Cleanup , Cost Recovery , Fifth Circuit , Oil Pollution Act , Response Action Contractors. However, the Fifth Circuit overturned that decision, holding that such claims were legal in nature and therefore provide ERR the right to a jury trial.

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MGKF Law

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Read More » Tags: California , CERCLA , Cleanup , Contribution , Cost Recovery , Good Faith Settlement , Potentially Responsible Parties , Superfund. One day later, in Maxim I Properties v. Bud Krohn, et al. , 12-cv-00449-DMR, 2022 WL 4390433 (N.D.

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MGKF Law

MAY 24, 2021

Read More » Tags: Case Update , CERCLA , Clean Water Act , Cleanup , Consent Decree , Contamination , Contribution , Cost Recovery , Decisions of Note , Landfill , Statute of Limitations , Superfund , Supreme Court , United States Supreme Court , Waste.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2021

24 Hearing On The Impacts Of Invasive Species [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. . -- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: To Hold Aug.

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Physics World

JUNE 20, 2022

Faster, easier, hyper-accurate: these are the key benefits of the new SunSCAN 3D Cylindrical Water Scanning System from Sun Nuclear Corporation , a US-based manufacturer of QA solutions for radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging providers. Automation means reproducibility. Spreading the word. User-centric cylindrical design.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Before rehabilitation, these pools held water but did not maintain an adequate water level long enough for the successful reproduction of the amphibians that rely on vernal pools for survival. The enclosures are repaired when necessary, and plants are tagged and photographed as plant inventories are completed.

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MGKF Law

JULY 11, 2021

On June 23, 2021, the Ninth Circuit, in directing the lower court to dismiss a citizen’s suit claim under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), held that the CWA did not abrogate tribal sovereign immunity. This Blog Post was authored by Omar Khodor, a summer associate. Deschutes River All. Portland Gen. Deschutes River All.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

Village Of Reno Still On Emergency Water The Village of Reno in Venango County is still on a “Do Not Consume” order and emergency water supplies are being distributed to the 210 customers of their water system. A tag on the well was illegible which should have shown the well operator and contact number. Read more here.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 19, 2022

It is also the source of drinking water for around 11 million people. Be sure to tag us and use #WeAreLakeErie on August 31st to join in the virtual wave of support for this precious lake. Lake Erie is a global treasure. The lake is home to thousands of species, complex ecosystems, and beautiful sights and vistas. Check it out!

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

related to DEP orders to clean up a wastewater release from conventional oil wells that contaminated the Village of Reno’s water supply in Venango County based on a request from Petro Erie, Inc. There were also several containment areas where water was not removed. The second appeal remains active [ Docket# 2023075 ]. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2021

Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. Argall: More Water Quality Restoration Needed In Schuylkill River Watershed; Here’s An Idea - You Have $5 Billion Laying Around Doing Nothing Center For Rural Pennsylvania To Hold Aug. 23 Registration Open! 27 Penn State Extension Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my Administration will hold all companies – no matter how big or small – accountable when they violate the laws and regulations protecting our air and water,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro. Shell recognizes that as a company, it must do better, and this $6.2

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