2009 Clean Water Act Natural Resources 
Vermont Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Recently, a coalition of environmental groups brought suit against the EPA for their lack of Clean Water Act (CWA) oversight surrounding CAFOs. Iowa Department of Natural Resources considered over half of Iowas lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams impaired.
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
When the deadline passed, environmental groups sued the EPA alleging that the EPA’s delay violated the Clean Water Act. The VGP requires Lakers built after January 1, 2009, or “New Lakers,” to meet its numeric ballast water discharge standard.
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PA Environment Daily
APRIL 18, 2023
The Ohio River has made tremendous progress through the processes of both The Safe Drinking Water Act and The Clean Water Act. There is more work to be done and vital federal resources are needed to sustain this work. To learn more, visit the Ohio River Basin Alliance webpage.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Paul Stowe is its natural resources manager. Wetlands that filter water draining from creeks into the lake are removing 90 percent of the phosphorus, she said. Carl Ganter/ Circle of Blue.
ESA
MARCH 20, 2023
Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. White House: The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is requesting input to create an updated version of the 2009 “Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science” report.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The states and environmental groups contended that summary vacatur was warranted because NHTSA lacked authority to delay the rule’s effective date and failed to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act’s notice and comment requirements. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 17-2780, 17-2806 (2d Cir. 1:17 -cv-02032 (D.D.C.,
Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
As a threshold matter, the court found that Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and one of the state petitioners (New York) each had standing based on potential injuries from climate change which were caused in part by HFC emissions and which would be redressed by restrictions on such emissions. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C.
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