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Federal Water Tap, September 27: New Projections Show High Risks for Colorado River Reservoirs

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The Government Accountability Office says that Congress needs to come up with a permanent solution , since the Yucca Mountain storage site has been taken off the table. Regan also said that the EPA will propose a draft regulation in November that would define the waterbodies that are regulated by the Clean Water Act.

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Supreme Court Issues Decision Sharply Limiting Clean Water Act Jurisdiction over Wetlands

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In 2004 Michael and Chantell Sackett bought property near Priest Lake, Idaho and backfilled the lot with dirt in preparation for building a house. The wetlands at issue are separated by a 30-foot road from an unnamed tributary that feeds into a non-navigable creek that feeds into Priest Lake, a navigable but wholly intrastate water body.

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Only CERCLA Settlements Trigger CERCLA Contribution: Guam v. US

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The practice take-away is that settlement documents that do not expressly recite that the government’s CERCLA claims are resolved may not trigger contribution rights. Guam’s Clean Water Act consent decree may be a less common set of facts than state law settlements with state enforcement agencies. 9607, 9613.

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Federal Water Tap, December 12: Lawmakers Finalize Water Resources Development Bill

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The Army Corps issued a key Clean Water Act permit for a proposed reservoir in northern Colorado that will be located outside of Fort Collins. With a planned capacity of 170,000 acre-feet, Glade reservoir is part of the $2 billion Northern Integrated Supply Project, a municipal water supply project.

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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

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Several workers have also been injured and others killed in explosions at the Point Comfort plant in 2005 and at a PVC plant in Illiopolis , Illinois in 2004. PVC plants operated by Formosa in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and in Point Comfort, Texas, have also been subject to numerous protests over pollution and elevated cancer rates.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Ninth Circuit Heard Oral Argument in California Local Government Cases; Fossil Fuel Companies Said Juliana Decision Supported Their Position. Environmental Council of Sacramento v. County of Sacramento , No.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

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Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. 3531 ) that requires the federal government to develop a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy and authorizes a chief resilience officer position in the White House. Executive Branch. Interior Department seeks nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Council.

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