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Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?

Union of Concerned Scientists

She holds a PhD in environmental health engineering from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was a policy fellow at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and has also worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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An Opportunity to Reduce Water Pollution from Slaughterhouses

Union of Concerned Scientists

Industrial meat and poultry slaughterhouses dump millions of pounds of pollutants into the nation’s waters every year. The federal Clean Water Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce the rules that regulate this pollution.

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WOTUS Update: 2023 Rule Enjoined in 27 States

National Law Center

Over the last month, there have been several developments in the litigation over implementation of the key Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The post WOTUS Update: 2023 Rule Enjoined in 27 States appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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2023 WOTUS Rule Enjoined in Texas and Idaho (Or “Here We Go Again”)

Acoel

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Karen Aldridge Crawford On March 19, 2023, a federal district court in Texas granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the January 2023 Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (2023 WOTUS rule) promulgated by Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers (the agencies), 88 Fed.

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EPA Issues Consent Order To Max Environmental Technologies For Clean Water Act Violations At Yukon, Westmoreland County Facility; Virtual Listening Session Set For Oct. 9

PA Environment Daily

On September 27, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced it has issued a consent order to Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. to bring its waste treatment and disposal facility in Yukon, Westmoreland County into compliance with the federal Clean Water Act.

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WOTUS Update: EPA Revises 2023 Rule in Light of Sackett Decision

National Law Center

On August 29, 20213, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released an updated version of its 2023 rule to define the crucial. The post WOTUS Update: EPA Revises 2023 Rule in Light of Sackett Decision appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether General Prohibitions in NPDES Permits Are Appropriate Under the Clean Water Act

MGKF Law

Environmental Protection Agency. This case arose after the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) required San Francisco to update its long-term control plan for combined sewer overflows and to re-evaluate alternatives for discharges during heavy rains when the system’s capacity is exceeded.