Environment Next

AUGUST 31, 2021

On August 30, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona vacated a 2020 rulemaking that had pared back protections to certain bodies of water (see attached August 30, 2021 Opinion ). The 2020 rulemaking replaced a 2015 rule defining “waters of the United States” more broadly under the Clean Water Act.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 18, 2022

Greenberg Traurig Tampa office Shareholders David Weinstein and Christopher Torres and Associate Kayli Smendec co-authored the chapter titled “Environmental Enforcement and Crimes” in Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2021, published by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

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.” of Bordentown v. Read more here.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The bill applies prospectively to new construction for which a building permit is issued on or after October 1, 2021.

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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. Then, the D.C.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DEP’s Water Resources Advisory Committee is scheduled to hear a presentation on DEP's new proposed regulation setting notification requirements for unauthorized discharges to waters of the Commonwealth at its meeting on September 21. Click Here for a copy of the draft regulation. 2015-011-L ).

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Environment Next

AUGUST 4, 2020

The important take away is that state environmental compliance inspections of regulated facilities will occur as planned in 2020 and 2021, but may be delayed or performed remotely. It remains uncertain exactly how remote inspections will proceed and what techniques may be used to ensure their validity.

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Acoel

JULY 12, 2021

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn. The 2016 Lautenberg Amendments turning five on June 22, 2021 provides a perfect opportunity to reflect on how this ambitious and bold statute is growing up –­ and faring in the courts. Tracking the body of law building up around the Amendments is, for now, a manageable exercise.

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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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E2 Law Blog

MAY 10, 2021

MDE has adopted this approach to satisfy, in part, the State’s obligations to comply with the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load for nutrients and solids under the federal Clean Water Act. For the most part, an MS4 is only regulated if it receives stormwater from an “urbanized area.” Dep’t of the Envt. 2019), cert.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

On January 14, the Environmental Quality Board published final regulations to protect Pennsylvanians’ drinking water from PFAS chemicals by setting new limits on two forms of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the first drinking water maximum contaminant level developed by the DEP. million annually-- $115.3

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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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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In July 2021, Physicians for Social Responsibility reported PFAS chemicals were used by Chevron in fracking unconventional shale gas wells between 2012 and 2020. Read more here. Send comments to: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com.)

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Acoel

JULY 27, 2021

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Seth Jaffe. I can imagine a facility owner persuasively arguing that its discharge does not cause the exceedance of any water quality criteria, and thus that no effluent limits need be imposed. My quick answer is that it will probably have no effect.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In 2021, USDA spending on conservation reached 29 of Lenawee County’s 1,300 farms. The 1972 Clean Water Act immunizes crop farmers from government regulations to control agricultural runoff. billion budget in 2021. In this game, Michigan is a small player, garnering just more than $50 million.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The bill retains a provision from the House bill repealing section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. Ocean CDR is a set of strategies to sequester carbon dioxide in ocean waters.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

1 High School Juniors Can Now Apply For 2022 Governor’s School For The Sciences Pennsylvania Teachers Invited To Participate In Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program Reminder: Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 15 PA4R Alliance Hosting 3-Part Webinar Series On Nutrient Management Starting Oct.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

18, 2021, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the EPA’s strategy to address certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitment to Action 2021-2024. NOTE : The EPA will be hosting a webinar on this topic on Nov. 2 at 2:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Through 2021, Pennsylvania had cut 8.7 But that and other farm-related regulations were often unenforced. The EPA’s Clean Water Act authority over farms is generally limited to large, concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs. million pounds to 73.5 That’s a decrease of 39.7 million pounds, with just 2.1

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 21, 2021

A House subcommittee approves bills related to household water debt and PFAS contamination. Federal energy regulators will undertake a new environmental assessment of the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline. The Senate confirms Radhika Fox to lead the EPA Office of Water. Water Alliance. House Passes Water Bills.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

-- Caren Glotfelty Recognized As A 2022 Distinguished Daughter Of Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania - By B.J.

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Circle of Blue

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. This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. Twenty-three are in Nebraska. If the U.S.

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Acoel

MAY 17, 2022

EPA seeking clarification on the agency’s position on bacteria mixing zones and wet weather blending [1] under the Clean Water Act. EPA’s “rule” – imposing secondary treatment requirements on flows within a facility – as exceeding the agency’s legal authority under the Clean Water Act.

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Acoel

MARCH 7, 2022

This development is particularly important given the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recognition, in its 2021 consensus paper, Reckoning with the U.S. This might include, for example, efforts by the Surfrider Foundation to compel EPA to require Hawaii to account for plastic pollution under the Clean Water Act.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

The Township of Archipelago, which sits on the shores of Georgian Bay in the Lake Huron watershed, is seeking multinational support in its opposition to Bill 23 , the “More Homes Built Faster Act,” The Narwhal reports. The bill, which streamlines construction of 1.5 The resolution is expected to pass at the Great Lakes and St.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

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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Acoel

JANUARY 12, 2023

The definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) determines federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The definition was originally proposed in a December 7, 2021 rulemaking. The agencies reverted back to this definition in August of 2021, when the U.S. It affects U.S. 715 (2006)).

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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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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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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.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. . Photographs by J.

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Acoel

MAY 24, 2023

This law, adopted in 2021, empowers private claimants to sue individuals who assist women seeking an abortion in Texas (or, arguably, outside the state) and recover a statutory award of $10,000 per abortion (plus costs). bars against citizen suits for entirely past violations of the Clean Water Act under the Gwaltney doctrine).

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 4, 2021

June 4, 2021. FERC also regulates interstate pipeline projects for transportation safety purposes. Pipeline construction often requires a Clean Water Act Sec. 404 permit (for deposition of fill material in rivers, streams and other waters) from the U.S. 401 of the Clean Water Act, an applicant for a Sec.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

Army Corps of Engineers for violating both the National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Water Act in a proposed expansion of a lakefront sediment dumping site. In 2021, residents went on hunger strikes while successfully stopping a large metal scrapper facility from being moved to the area from the city’s north side.

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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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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. "But

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