Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Recently, a coalition of environmental groups brought suit against the EPA for their lack of Clean Water Act (CWA) oversight surrounding CAFOs. Vermont Law School cited numerous concerns with how ANR issued and enforced discharge permits to prevent water pollution. and Masters in Environmental Law and Policy.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- Registration Open! Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Faith & Waters Restoration Summit Feb. 2 to 8 -- 9 Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Restore Shale Gas Pad; No Progress In Spill Cleanups [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

On April 25, four state agencies, legislators and two land conservancies celebrated portions of the Turtle Creek watershed in southeastern Union County being removed, or “delisted” from the federal Clean Water Act impaired waters list. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY-THURSDAY: In-Person, Virtual. Westminster College/Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment.

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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. DEP is required by the federal Clean Water Act to submit a report to the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

31 Webinar For Businesses, Nonprofits, Communities PA GreenGov Council 2024 Sustainability Week Features 5 Webinars Starting Oct. 31 Webinar For Businesses, Nonprofits, Communities PA GreenGov Council 2024 Sustainability Week Features 5 Webinars Starting Oct. Solar Program In Oct. 7 PA Bipartisan Climate Initiative Hosts Oct.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 5, 2024

Healthy soil, Photo credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on May 24. This means that, by definition, a 2024 Senate farm bill must be bipartisan. NSAC supported.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2024

This led to the idea of removing 50,000 pounds of trash for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act in 2022. She has such a passion to make a difference in the conservation world. “We knew that this amount of trash would quickly fill the 30-yard dumpster we had,” she continued. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

MAX conducts waste operations under permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act. According to EPA, this site is an area with potential environmental justice concerns.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

An overview will be given on the water quality standards and water temperature criteria established under the federal Clean Water Act to assure the protection and propagation of a “balanced”, “indigenous” population (BIP) or community (BIC) of shellfish, fish, and wildlife in and on the receiving water body.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Census Bureau must participate in this program, managed in Pennsylvania by the Department of Environmental Protection under the federal Clean Water Act. 27 -- August 27: Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals Starting Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

Public Interest Research Group/Climate Virginia for the final ratification of President Obama’s - EPA Clean Water Act for Protection of the Potomac River, and the removal of antibiotic drugs in animal livestock and the American food system.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Historically, due to abandoned mine drainage and other industrial pollution, many streams in the area were considered dead and could not support life due to their poor water quality. However, after a series of environmental protections starting with the Clean Water Act of 1972 and, of course, time, these streams have bounced back.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The PA Association of Conservation Districts recently awarded over $65,000 in grants to support 37 water pollution reduction projects by county conservation districts. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

These laws have reduced extreme cases of pollution, such as rivers catching on fire or streams changing color due to industrial waste.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 18, 2024

During the meeting, the Board approved a $1 billion budget for fiscal year 2024-2025. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, and recycled loan repayments from previous PennVEST funding awards. Click Here for a list of projects funded.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

This will allow state agencies and nonprofit organizations such as Trout Unlimited to reduce the pollution impairing our waters, even if it is not feasible to achieve 100% of Clean Water Act standards. Cleaning up abandoned mines is one of the few issues that mining companies, states, and conservation interests can agree.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 28 Hearing On Renewal Of Hazardous Waste Permit For Keystone Cement In Northampton County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments At Oct. Ohio- $3.20 Ohio- $3.20

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

5 Backyard Stream Repair Workshop In Butler County [PaEN] -- PA GreenGov Council 2024 Sustainability Week Features 5 Webinars Starting Oct. 5 Backyard Stream Repair Workshop In Butler County [PaEN] -- PA GreenGov Council 2024 Sustainability Week Features 5 Webinars Starting Oct. 7 [PaEN] -- Capital RC&D Hosts Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Tambini serves in advisory roles for the Delaware Estuary Program, Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Delaware River Watershed Conservation Collaborative, the Schuylkill Action Network and other multi-stakeholder planning efforts. Posted: March 6, 2024] PA Environment Digest Click Here to sign up for regulator updates.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 6, 2024

For background, in January 2024, Green Oceans filed a complaint in the U.S. In its April 2024 and May 2024 motions for preliminary injunctions, Green Oceans asked the court to halt all construction during the adjudication of Green Oceans’ claims.

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Acoel

APRIL 18, 2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jeff Porter DOJ and EPA have submitted their brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit decision upholding a NPDES permit condition prohibiting the permittees, the City and County of San Francisco, from “causing or contributing” to any violation of “applicable water quality standards”.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rob Mercuri Presents Allegheny County Resident Lynn Appman With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Penn State Ranks 4th In US In 2024 QS World University Rankings For Sustainability -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. 13 [PaEN] -- PA Firefly Festival Update: Applications For 2024 Firefly Festival Ticket Lottery Available Jan.

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Acoel

JULY 3, 2024

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Seth D. And as rare as it might be, from a policy point of view, I find myself siding with the conservative wing of the Court on this issue. Jaffe Last week, in SEC v. The question now is how broadly the opinion will be applied.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2024

million loan to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for replacing small, older drinking water main to prevent potential line breaks. Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Clean Water Act and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, and recycled loan repayments from previous PennVEST funding awards.

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Acoel

MAY 21, 2024

The City and County of San Francisco, and the fifteen industry groups and dozen or so water supply and conservation associations supporting them, spoke articulately of the possibility of the sort of crushing enforcement that concerned the Supreme Court in Sackett and I suspect that would have been enough for the Sackett majority.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Trout Unlimited strongly supports activism to preserve, conserve, and restore coldwater fisheries across the country.” 15 Webinar: A Walk In The Woods - A Look Into Private Forests In PA And Beyond [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2025

Yaw For Ag Conservation Leadership [PaEN] -- Lancaster Farming: PA Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Is Helping Ag Conservation Projects Get Done -- PA Dept. Martin, Sen. Hopes To Buy, Preserve Farm Site Of Controversial Proposed Development For $9.4

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The news site CalMatters reports that state officials are preparing for another year of scarce water supplies. Farms and cities are bracing for mandatory conservation orders and environmental groups are scrambling to protect fish and birds. But even today, it is clear that the pandemic funds will have a long reach.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On February 9, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced Isabel “Izzy” Snee and Mariah Saunders have joined the CBF team as conservation coordinators, working to accelerate progress toward bringing impaired streams back to health in parts of four Pennsylvania counties. Engaging with the community is the foundation of conservation,” Snee said.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

The Clean Water Act requires EPA to revise industry-wide wastewater treatment limits, called effluent limitations guidelines, to keep pace with innovations in pollution control technology. Risk Management Rules EPA is reconsidering the 2024 Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule. Read more here.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

The Florida delegation introduced a bill that would authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund to be used for water quality improvement projects. House Republicans introduced their signature legislation for the session, the Lower Energy Costs Act.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

Over $150 million in President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget would fund dredging projects and flood mitigation studies throughout Michigan. A land conservancy and a township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula purchased four miles of riparian habitat for the purpose of land, water, and biodiversity conservation.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Partners developing and implementing the Pequea and Halfmoon plans with CBF included county conservation districts, local watershed and conservation organizations, academic institutions, state and local government agencies, local businesses, planning agencies, landowners, farmers, and residents. How Clean Is Your Stream?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

TODAY 2:00: DEP Announces $245,00 Growing Greener Grant for Kinney Run Watershed Improvements In Columbia County -- Witnesses Unanimously Support Allocating American Rescue Plan Funding For On-Farm Conservation Projects At House Committee Meeting; Rep. Ted Cruz To Visit Lehigh Valley Tuesday To Support U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

House Bill 991 responds modifying the definition of “forest mitigation banking” to be the intentional restoration, creation, or qualified conservation of forests undertaken expressly for the purpose of providing credits for afforestation or reforestation requirements with enhanced environmental benefits from future activities.

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ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. This request marks the start of the appropriations process for fiscal year 2024 (FY24), which starts Oct. billion for the agency authorized in FY 2024 the CHIPS Act and Science Act. billion for NSF in FY 2024.

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