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The Clean Water Act at 50: Big Successes, More to Be Done

Yale E360

Sparked by the 1970s environmental movement, the Clean Water Act — which marks its 50 th anniversary this month — transformed America’s polluted rivers. The Delaware, once an industrial cesspool, is one of the success stories, but its urban stretches remain a work in progress. Read more on E360 ?.

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U.C. Davis Law School to Host “Clean Water Act at 50” Conference

Legal Planet

Davis School of Law will convene a major, day-long conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act. This conference will provide an important, interdisciplinary perspective on the Clean Water Act and water quality issues, thanks to CELPC’s conference planning partners: U.C.D’s

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Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Environmental Protection Agency that stripped Clean Water Act protections from many inland wetlands. Agricultures devastating toll is evident in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Upper Midwest, where it caused 95% of wetland loss between 1997 and 2009.

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Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit

National Law Center

The post Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. An important component of many environmental statutes is the ability for private citizens to initiate lawsuits to enforce the statute.

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What Has the Clean Water Act Done for You?

Academy of Natural Sciences

Before the Clean Water Act of 1972, watersheds across the nation, including our own here in Philadelphia, were literal dumping grounds for industry, treatment plants and domestic households for generations. were unsanitary places before the Clean Water Act. Waterways across the U.S. Mike Servedio/ANS.

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Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River

Inside Climate News

Some upstream users are racing to divert more water from the declining river, a choice that a judge wrote in a recent court ruling is “perplexing” and risks forcing cutbacks for users in the future. By Wyatt Myskow A federal district court judge ruled last week that the U.S.

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Sometimes the Law Really Is Unambiguous — Clean Water Act Edition

Law and Environment

The post Sometimes the Law Really Is Unambiguous — Clean Water Act Edition first appeared on Law and the Environment. Unfortunately, given that Congress is patently incapable of doing its job, rewriting the CWA to fix this problem is still the responsibility of Congress. Good luck with that.