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Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host April 4 Caring For Our Local Waterways Webinar

PA Environment Daily

Dean served as the first Upper Neuse Riverkeeper for over seven years, and later became the first Yadkin Riverkeeper in 2008, where he also served as Executive Director until 2014. She also was the former Secretary of the Maryland Department of Environment where she developed substantial initiatives on climate change and the Chesapeake Bay.

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Supreme Court Granted Certiorari to a Clean Water Act Case: Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui

Vermont Law

Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. The study showed that there was a hydraulic connection between the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility (LWRF) and the water off the coast of Kaanapali. The United States District Court for the District of Hawai‘i ruled in favor of the environmental organizations. GLENN ET AL.,

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Delaware River Basin Commission Executive Director Steve Tambini Announces Retirement

PA Environment Daily

Tambini has served in the role since 2014. Leading and furthering the DRBC's worthy mission of managing, protecting and improving the shared water resources of the Delaware River Basin has been the highlight of my 42-year career in water resources," said Tambini.

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing

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An October 2014 DEP memo still in use today by the Oil and Gas Program and by the Act 2 Land Recycling Program spells out the chemicals and other constituents oil and gas operators and DEP test for during investigations and cleanups of spills and releases. Read more here. Impoundments have since been removed.)

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Trans Energy Settlement Shows Need for E&P Wetlands Compliance Strategy

The Energy Law Blog

On September 2, 2014, the Department of Justice announced a settlement in United States v. See our previous blog entry on the proposed rule redefining the “waters of the United States” covered by the Clean Water Act. Trans Energy, Inc. , 14-117 (N.D.W.Va.),

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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Propose Significant Revisions to Definition of “Waters of the United States”

The Energy Law Blog

On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) jointly released a proposed rule purporting to clarify the scope of the “waters of the United States” protected under the Clean Water Act. United States, 547 U.S.

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Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

Vermont Law

In March of 2014, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued an “interpretive rule” regarding section 404 of the Clean Water Act, circumventing a notice and comment period. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), “interpretive rules” are merely advisory and do not carry the force of law. Summary. :