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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. The court was unanimous in saying that in the case of that couple, the EPA overstepped its authority.

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

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It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

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The authority to do so is embedded in the federal 1972 Clean Water Act, which defined large livestock and poultry farms as “point sources” of water pollution that require permits to discharge their wastes. . In December 2021, in collaboration with the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, EGLE and Gov.

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The Stream, May 3, 2023: Native Hawai’i Farmers Advocate For Land Back While Restoring Historic Water Systems

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Vending machine selling water on Maui, 2021. Photo: Christian Thorsberg YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN On Maui , where colonial and commercial parties stole land and water decades ago, Native Hawai’ian farmers are working to restore ancient water systems while litigating for reparations.

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Water, Water Everywhere Nowhere, And Not a Drop To Drink

Acoel

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Kevin R. Early in my career, I was involved in a natural resource damages case seeking to establish the monetary value of an impacted drinking water aquifer. If asked “what can be done,” the immediate response is to conserve. It is time for a fresh look at water policy.

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Fresh, May 16, 2023: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff

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Eleven riparian conservation projects in Michigan will receive $1.7 Ohio residents, fearing their drinking water will be contaminated by increasing amounts of fracking waste, are standing up to oil companies and injection-well owners. million from the state Department of Natural Resources. Partner contributions of more than $3.2

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69 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN] -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov.