Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. The bill applies prospectively to new construction for which a building permit is issued on or after October 1, 2021. Senate Bill 349 makes changes to the statute governing the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund to conform State law to federal law.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 4, 2021

In the area of State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB” or the “State Board”) water quality certifications (“WQCs”) under the Federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”; 33 U.S.C § 1251 et seq), this bedrock principle appears to have been watered down, and it may be significantly eroding under pressure from a preemptive federal law deadline.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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Montrose

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In December 2021, the USACE Philadelphia District awarded VERINA-PARS, JV (an SBA-approved Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture between VERINA Consulting and Montrose Environmental), a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) valued at $4M. Montrose Environmental was recently awarded a $4M Environmental Contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency created the term “Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation”, (CAFO) as part of a regulatory scheme for enforcing the Clean Water Act. Despite the tremendous harm that CAFOs do, the federal government does not effectively regulate methane emissions from CAFOs.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On December 1, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) introduced new legislation, the Protecting Communities from Plastic Act (S.

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SPR Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. The rule goes into effect on March 15, 2021. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a final rule reissuing and modifying twelve existing 2017 nationwide permits (“NWPs”) and creating four new NWPs.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The law authorized specifically two categories of response actions by the government: short-term removals to address a prompt release of a hazardous substance; and long-term response actions to permanently reduce releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. CERCLA has been a powerful tool to hold polluters responsible.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Council includes governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the chair of the tri-state legislative Chesapeake Bay Commission and the administrator of the EPA on behalf of the federal government. Not Meeting Milestones On October 4, the U.S.

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Montrose

JULY 6, 2021

July 6, 2021 – Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. EI’s environmental expertise includes wetlands and water compliance, restoration and revegetation services, and permitting under the Clean Water Act and federal and state Endangered Species Acts. IRVINE, Calif. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. About Montrose.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Through 2021, Pennsylvania had cut 8.7 Government cost-share programs help fund BMPs, but they typically require investments from farmers. They are often reluctant to participate in government farm programs. Under the TMDL, Pennsylvania needed to reduce the amount of nitrogen it annually sends to the Bay from 113.2

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. Executive Branch. NOAA releases the annual Arctic Report Card. International. million for wildlife corridor programs.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Here are 73 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

million in federal grants channeled through state and parish governments. The American Rescue Plan Act — the relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021 — set aside $350 billion to assist states, tribes, territories, and local governments in responding to financial challenges wrought by the pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Nitrate is one of the most violated federal drinking water standards, with EPA data showing 458 systems in violation in the fourth quarter of 2021. Nitrate is water soluble and soils are loaded with excess fertilizer that could take decades to expunge , even if new nitrogen application on farmland is curtailed.

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JUNE 21, 2021

FERC expects to complete the assessment by August 13, 2021. House Passes Water Bills. The Low-Income Customer Assistance Programs Act would require the EPA to establish a program to help low-income households pay their water and sewer bills. Clean Water Act Violation. government water policy.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

On the other side of the bill, the military spending portion also addresses water issues. Those Provisions include: Authorizing the closure of the Red Hill underground storage tanks that were involved in a fuel spill in November 2021 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. In context: New Satellite Will See Water’s Big Picture.

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MAY 16, 2023

and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.” Per a 2021 progress report, the program made a difference: “increased conservation practices prevented an estimated 124,000 pounds of phosphorus and 182,000 tons of eroded soil,” the Journal-Sentinel reports.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

In short, all water is connected. Knowing the wide-ranging impacts of pollution on our ocean, I’m reassured by the existence of the Clean Water Act (CWA) – the legal framework for preserving and restoring “waters of the United States”. A 2021 report found that Indigenous communities in the U.S.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

USA: Stop the Formosa Plastics Plant Coalition Against Death Alley | 2021 As part of the fossil fuel industry’s push to increase North American plastic production by 35 percent by 2025(1), Formosa Plastics is planning to build a massive petrochemical industrial complex in St. billion complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is heavily influenced by nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution delivered from the watershed and can vary year-to-year due to a number of factors including land use, fertilizer and manure use, wastewater and septic discharges, and river flow.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 20, 2023

The water quality was so bad that there were incidents where tributary rivers that empty into Lake Erie caught fire. These deplorable conditions eventually led to the implementation of the Clean Water Act , which was passed in 1972 and strengthened regulations on industrial waste disposal. It needs to be protected.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 30, 2021

laws specifically governing OAE, but a number of general environmental and other laws could apply. We also discuss the application of domestic laws, such as the federal Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, and National Environmental Policy Act.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Every level of government – from local, to state, to Tribal, to federal will need to exercise increased and sustained leadership to continue the momentum and make progress on PFAS. EPA’s Strategic Roadmap is a critical step forward in addressing PFAS pollution.

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Acoel

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2022, the on-going debate will continue over the hotly contested definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), a phrase that determines the scope of federal jurisdiction over streams, wetlands and other waterbodies under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Sacketts petitioned the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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JUNE 9, 2021

Twin Pines Minerals, a mining company out of Birmingham, Alabama, is seeking government permits to mine on land less than three miles from the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. This included trimming the scope of the Clean Water Act and changing nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways.

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MARCH 21, 2023

. “We appreciate your support of the Great Lakes and encourage you to emphasize the importance of our binational institutions and investments for the Great Lakes from the Canadian government.” — Excerpt from a letter to President Biden from a bipartisan group of Great Lakes lawmakers.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And it gives every citizen the authority to bring suit against polluters and government agencies that are doing just that in violation of the public trust. “If In December 2021, in collaboration with the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, EGLE and Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 24, 2021

Increased investments in regenerative agriculture strategies in Pennsylvania are good for farm productivity and keeping soil and nitrogen on the land instead of running into local waters. Congress just adopted a budget that boosts funding for the U.S. Read more here ] As CBF President William C.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA When the federal Clean Water Act was established 50 years ago to regulate pollution to the country's rivers and streams and set quality standards for surface waters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania already had a Clean Streams Law and an Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA) to its Constitution on the books.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

million in November 2021 for breaking COVID-19 prevention rules in São Miguel do Guaporé in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Drop JBS Campaign Feedback, Greenpeace UK, Mighty Earth and BankTrack | 2021 JBS’s latest green PR spin can’t change the facts: the company is destroying Brazilian forests, savannahs and wetlands.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

million in November 2021 for breaking COVID-19 prevention rules in São Miguel do Guaporé in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Drop JBS Campaign Feedback, Greenpeace UK, Mighty Earth and BankTrack | 2021 JBS’s latest green PR spin can’t change the facts: the company is destroying Brazilian forests, savannahs and wetlands.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Coral Reef Task Force and requires the federal government to create a new national coral reef resilience strategy and new coral reef action plans. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Here are 79 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Bill of Rights protects rights of people against the government. Thus, section 19 probably constrains government action or requires affirmative government action, but it does not create a right of your neighbor to have you maintain your trees or to stop polluting. July 21, 2021). Comm’n , 83 A.3d 3d 901 (Pa.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Patrick Parenteau. There was considerable speculation about what impact this new rule would have on the scope of the Clean Water Act. Turns out the answer is: Far more than expected.

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