Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Incremental (step-by-step) approaches In 2022, the EPA published an Environmental Justice Legal Tools document and a Cumulative Impacts Addendum. However, since major US environmental laws are enacted to protect the air, water, and land separately (i.e. Overburdened communities cannot wait any longer.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2021

After a court ruling and at the EPA’s request, the Army Corps of Engineers suspended the mine’s Clean Water Act Section 404 permit in March. Now that the EPA has said that the mine may affect downstream waters, the Army Corps’ permit could be reviewed. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Now that the Act has been signed into law, Senate Democrats are making good on their promise but, as might be expected, not all parties are supportive. The reforms (and funding necessary to effectuate them) are proposed to be included as part of a Continuing Resolution that must be passed to prevent a government shutdown beginning October 1.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency has granted a petition to begin the process of promulgating new water quality standards under Section 303(c)(4)(B) of the federal Clean Water Act for the Delaware River estuary. Accordingly, EPA is determining, pursuant to [Clean Water Act (CWA)] Section 303(c)(4)(B) and 40 CFR 131.22(b),

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

The state permits provide the basis for the Clean Water Act 401 certification given to the project. Over the years the scales have been tipped more and more in favor of the pipelines and the federal government.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program Projects Eligible applicants include county or municipal governments; county conservation districts; councils of government; municipal authorities; and nonprofit organizations. DEP's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation has a total of $103.4

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

The Maryland Department of the Environment has for many years sought to meet its obligations under the Clean Water Act and the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load in part by imposing obligations on municipal separate storm sewers (MS4s) beyond the statutory minimum imposition of control to the “maximum extent practicable” or “MEP.”

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For more information about the wide variety of work that the PUGET SOS Act will support now and into the future: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Action Plan (2022-2026) Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda (2022-2026) Featured image: Photo: Orca breaching near the San Juan Islands. Credit: Walt Kochan/TNC

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MGKF Law

MAY 8, 2022

Can plaintiffs in a citizen suit piggyback on existing governmental enforcement action and enforce the same alleged violation under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”)? A citizen suit seeking other forms of relief, i.e. injunctive or declaratory, however, could proceed notwithstanding the government’s action.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Pat Parenteau. The Supreme Court kicks off its 2022 term on October 3 with the highly anticipated argument in Sackett v EPA. This time the Clean Water Act is on the chopping block. States are not likely to fill the gap.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Other States/National/International -- AP: Policy, Climate, War Make 2022 ‘Pivot Year’ For Clean Energy -- The Economist: Why Climate Change Is Intimately Tied To Biodiversity PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Meadville Tribune: U.S. Raises Going Around In PA State Government Come Jan. 6 - Creating An Edible Landscape.

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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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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Robert D. Growing up in Massachusetts, we always “understood” that water we swam and recreated in was, well, “dirty.” At Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, the song “Dirty Water” (the Standell‘s 1966) was blasted out over the speaker systems immediately after the last out of every home team victory.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

DEP said, “A public comment period is also contrary to the public interest because it will delay the implementation of the VOC RACT requirements in this final-omitted rulemaking, resulting in the Commonwealth being unable to satisfy the December 16, 2022, sanction deadline. “If

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Acoel

AUGUST 11, 2022

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Tommy Lavender. Dakota Finance LLC decision from the Fourth Circuit, the Court concluded in a split decision that a South Carolina enforcement action was insufficient to preclude a citizens suit commenced pursuant to Clean Water Act § 505(a)(1), notwithstanding the provisions of Clean Water Act § 309(g)(6)(A)(ii).

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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. How Clean Is Your Stream? We cannot afford further delay.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

16 -- Apply Now For Institute Of Conservation Leadership Delaware River Watershed Professionals Of Color 2022 Cohort [PaEN] -- WHYY: PA Task Force 1 Assists In Search And Rescue Operations Following Hurricane Ian -- EPA Seeking Nominations For Local Govt. 15 In Pittsburgh -- Reminder: Bucknell University River Symposium Abstracts Due Oct.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Federal Property Transfers (CERCLA 120(h)) – Any time the federal government transfers property with PFOS and/or PFOA contamination it must notify the transferee of the contamination. Either the contamination must be addressed prior to the transfer or the federal government must continue to remediation post transfer.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Here are 69 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. Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We must be intentional and committed to our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) efforts in the Watershed, and digging deeper with attendees during the 2022 CDRW Forum Environmental Justice Plenary was truly encouraging.” “The The Delaware River Watershed provides drinking water to 13.3 million people (about 4% of the U.S.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 29, 2022

Here is an excerpt from the Summer 2022 edition of Drexel Magazine that features Academy Dolan Fellow Alexis Schulman, PhD, with one of 13 ideas for coping with a changing planet. Schulman observed such a scenario at the Philadelphia Water Department in the late ’90s. 1 way to save the world is simply to start somewhere.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Here are 99 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. Watershed Cleanup Project -- Schuylkill Action Network Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Here are 94 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. Million By 2045 Goal -- StateImpactPA: Oct.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

The report criticizes global governance and financing systems for not funding work that is key to building resilience to natural hazards. billion infrastructure package, allocating federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In March, Gov.

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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. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Matt Ehrhart , Director of Watershed Restoration, Stroud Water Research Center , said--”Almost 33% of Pennsylvania’s river and stream miles remain impaired – 27,892 miles, according to the 2022 Integrated Water Quality Report. I don't agree that this is a one-size-fits-all piece of legislation.”

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

September 8, 2022 . TOLEDO — Just as Great Lakes scientists anticipated, the first blue-green swirls of a mammoth toxic algae bloom surfaced in mid-July in the nearshore waters of Lake Erie, between Monroe, Michigan, and this Ohio port city of 275,000. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Supreme Court begins its October term today with a wetlands lawsuit that could redefine the Clean Water Act. Tribes tell the Bureau of Reclamation to prioritize long-term infrastructure solutions for the $4 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funds for western drought response. government water policy.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter. September 15, 2022 . Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 23, 2022

HotSpots H2O: In Besieged Ukraine, Water Again a Locus of Conflict – Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Plus, Circle of Blue reports on a database that documents the rising number of violent clashes involving water. Yemen forces attacked a Saudi water desalination facility.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Agricultural nutrient pollution is the primary reason that the Clean Water Act has not come close to meeting its “fishable and swimmable” goal for US surface waters. farmland as “the single greatest challenge to our nation’s water quality.” Whether that is the case will be tested this year.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 2, 2022

After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue — May 2, 2022. Even though water bills are rising fast, revenues are still not enough to keep pace with needs.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On October 19, member of Congress Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) joined with environmental advocates and the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW) at Bartram’s Garden to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the federal Clean Water Act. The Coalition is also calling on Congress to provide $8.1

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Senate Appropriations Committee boosts spending for Bureau of Reclamation water programs in a 2022 budget bill. Feds propose a settlement over a 2014 incident in North Dakota that was the largest inland spill of produced water from oil production. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Communities across the country are choosing to use federal pandemic relief dollars for pipe repairs, infrastructure upgrades, and other water system needs. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – February 17, 2022. million in federal grants channeled through state and parish governments. Photo © Elizabeth Conley / Circle of Blue.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Republicans take aim at the Biden administration’s definition of the scope of the Clean Water Act. Domestic production of salt , a water pollutant, remained steady in 2022. By the Numbers 42 Million Tons : Domestic salt production in 2022, according to U.S. Geological Survey figures. is for deicing roads.

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