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Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery 

Union of Concerned Scientists

It is mind- bog -gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court. A 2019 study in the journal of Marine and Freshwater Research found that the world’s wetlands deliver $47 trillion a year in ecosystem services.

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Supreme Court Sidelines Science, Threatens Public Health: These Rules-in-Progress Show What’s at Stake

Union of Concerned Scientists

When our family participated in the Science March at the Minnesota Capitol in 2017, one of our signs said, “What do we want – Science Based Policy! This is a major federal law that governs if a chemical will be regulated, limited, or even banned. When do we want it? After Public Comment!”

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

They are allowed by law and timid regulatory inertia to annually spread 400 millions of tons of solid manure, and 4 billion gallons of raw, untreated liquid animal feces and urine – 5,000 to 7,000 gallons per acre – on 600,000 acres across Michigan; . “If Department of Agriculture 2017 Census and U.S. Confrontation on New Permit.

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Environmental Attorneys Push Vermont to Take CAFOs Seriously

Vermont Law

Recently, a coalition of environmental groups brought suit against the EPA for their lack of Clean Water Act (CWA) oversight surrounding CAFOs. Vermont Law School cited numerous concerns with how ANR issued and enforced discharge permits to prevent water pollution. and Masters in Environmental Law and Policy.

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Our Environmental Statutes Are Broken

Law and Environment

It also ignored a court order from 2017 requiring EPA to prepare the required determination and redo cyantraniliprole’s registration. The Clean Water Act – It’s routine for EPA to take more than 10 years to act on NPDES permit renewals. In fact, EPA did not only ignore the clear statutory requirement.

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PA Conservation Districts Oppose Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Polluters Decide When To Report Spills

PA Environment Daily

The PA Association of Conservation Districts wrote to members of the General Assembly opposing House Bill 1842 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) that redefines water pollution by letting companies decide when to report spills. Finally, HB 1842 would likely cost DEP’s federally delegated authority to implement the federal Clean Water Act.

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EPA/DEP: Eastman Chemical Resins, Inc. To Pay $2.4 Million Penalty For Multiple Environmental Violations In Allegheny County

PA Environment Daily

Compliance with our nation’s laws that protect the environment and the health of our communities is an obligation companies can’t take lightly,” said EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. Environmental Protection Agency announced Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. will pay a $2.4 Pennsylvania DEP assisted EPA in the investigation and litigation.