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Sierra Club v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.: How a Clean Water Act Misinterpretation May Open the Floodgates to Future Groundwater Polluters

Vermont Law

On September 12, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a judgment that added another untenable wrinkle in the fabric of groundwater pollution regulation. How a Clean Water Act Misinterpretation May Open the Floodgates to Future Groundwater Polluters. . Sierra Club v.

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

Vermont Law

Four non-profit environmental groups (Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club-Maui Group, Surfrider Foundation, and West Maui Preservation Association) brought a suit against the County of Maui, alleging that the county violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) because they did not have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

Circle of Blue

based Environmental Working Group identified 775 CAFOs in the western Lake Erie basin in 2018, 230 more than in 2005. Department of Agriculture Publications and National Center for Water Quality, Heidelberg University. million tons of manure on farmland in 2018, 1.6 The growth has been exponential. Taylor’s data is consistent.

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2018 Environmental Legislation Part 2: Environmental Bills

Smith Enviorment

July 28, 2018. 14 of House Bill 374 (2018 Regulatory Reform Act) directs the Environmental Management Commission to study delegated local stormwater programs to identify: 1. The TMDL caps total releases of the pollutant to the impaired water body. Among the more significant changes: Stormwater.

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Federal Water Tap, July 18: White House Considers Impacts of Breaching Snake River Dams

Circle of Blue

1 Million Acre-Feet : Loss of storage capacity in Lake Powell between 1986 and 2018 due to sediment buildup, according to the U.S. On water impacts: because there are no federally regulated waters or wetlands in the area, Holtec will not need Clean Water Act permits. By the Numbers. Geological Survey.

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Gas Industry, Sen. Bartolotta Seek Legislation To Eliminate Environmental Hearing Board Appeals Of DEP Permits For Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities

PA Environment Daily

She contends the federal Natural Gas Act mandates the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has “exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal which challenges any state agency’s action in either approving or denying a permit when the state agency acts on the basis of federal law.” 2018)) Sen. of Bordentown v. of Bordentown v.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 1

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 24, 2024, the House Committee on Agriculture reported the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA, HR 8467 ) out of committee by a vote of 33-21. This reauthorization has already included a year-long extension of the 2018 Farm Bill , with another extension likely later this year.

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