Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Five implications for climate accountability The elimination of Chevron deference significantly impacts the ability of federal agencies to enforce regulations — particularly those related to environmental protection and climate change, as many of these regulations were crafted to be flexible in interpretation by design.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It is mind- bog -gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court. Such a test leaves protection to the mercy of the states.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

The PA Association of Environmental Professionals will host an April 24 webinar on Protecting PA’s Aquatic Ecosystems from Thermal Discharges In An Era of Climate Change starting at Noon. Presenter The webinar presenter will be Chris Gurshin, Vice President and Principal Scientist at ASA Analysis & Communication, Inc.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 10, 2025

There are a number of co-benefits to seaweed projects, in addition to their climate change mitigation potential. Seaweed farming may also improve water quality by absorbing nutrient pollution in coastal waters. Independent of the joint permit, the ADEC also regulates water quality in Alaska.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The expansion of industrial-scale farming in the basin, plus rainstorms made worse by climate change, have caused the blooms to surge in recent years. Climate change promises to raise all of these costs. Climate change events, and its related impact on nutrient runoff, are not fair in their impacts.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Water management generally is a conservative and risk averse decision-making environment. And yet, because of climate change, population growth, changing societal expectations, the wastewater sector is going to have to do more with less. NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act is not intended to support innovation.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 18, 2025

These include the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, the Clean Water Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. As the report released today shows, a number of U.S. federal laws impose permit and other requirements applicable to marine CDR projects.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Supreme Court will take up a landmark dispute Monday that could shape the scope of the Clean Water Act for decades to come, affecting the fate of wetlands that have an outsize effect on emissions and climate change. Read the full story at E&E News.

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Acoel

AUGUST 2, 2021

This blog is not intended as a statement on climate change. While issues of climate change need to be addressed, the current situation requires immediate solutions, which a long-term climate movement is not likely to bring.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In keeping with this year’s conference theme and Indigenous perspectives, the keynote speaker will be Dr.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2023

The Supreme Court will decide which wetland ecosystems are included in the Clean Water Act, the law that regulates the dumping of pollutants into American waters. Amidst drought, farmers in southern Taiwan are being paid not to grow crops as the government reserves water for semiconductor production.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

She also was the former Secretary of the Maryland Department of Environment where she developed substantial initiatives on climate change and the Chesapeake Bay. She also served as a Policy Fellow for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, as well as a canvasser for U.S

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Environment, Law, and History

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Use of federal common law to pursue water pollution cases enjoyed a big revival in the 1960s and early 1970s. It was ended by the Supreme Court, which held that the then-new Clean Water Act took over the field of interstate water pollution in lieu of court-made rules. Climate change.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Climate Change and Ongoing Regulations – Climate change issues, such as rising sea levels, continue to affect developers and commercial property owners in Florida. The regulatory impact of PFAS on otherwise closed sites is also a challenge for the regulated community, including real estate owners and operators.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 16, 2019

The escalating costs of damages from extreme weather events, many exacerbated by climate change, makes poignant a question with a serious price tag: who will be on the hook to pay for climate damages? By Dena Adler. Houston Ship Channel. Photo Credit: United States Coast Guard, PA2 James Dillard.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers sent a revised version of the Waters of the U.S. Major rules like the definition of what waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act are first sent to the Office of Management and Budget before they are released publicly. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 31, 2025

Most climate action today rightly focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, these efforts are necessary, but not sufficient to meet global climate targets. typically have primary authority over near-shore ocean waters and the underlying submerged land (i.e., Each law targets a specific environmental issue.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Under Steve Tambini’s impeccable leadership, the DRBC has significantly advanced water science and policy," said New Jersey Gov. From helping to address and combat the effects of climate change, improving water quality, and ultimately expanding water security for over 14 million people, Steve has left an undeniable impact on our state.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 9, 2022

Much of the water and sewer infrastructure in Michigan began with a huge move by the federal government to fund the building of water and sewer systems starting in the late 19 th century. The federal government passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, and spending on drinking water and wastewater systems skyrocketed.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 6, 2023

We work together to produce news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water. Along with the impacts of climate change, the contaminants affect subsistence harvesting, cultural practice, and business, Wisconsin Watch reports.

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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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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The intense climate change storms now occurring in Michigan, Ohio, and other Great Lakes states strip the saturated soils and direct dissolved phosphorus immediately into tile networks. . “No The 1972 Clean Water Act immunizes crop farmers from government regulations to control agricultural runoff.

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MGKF Law

APRIL 15, 2025

The Court temporarily enjoined Denver Water from continuing construction on the dam pending a hearing on what is “reasonable and necessary” to ensure that the dam will be structurally safe and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the enlargement of the Gross Reservoir.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

We work together to produce news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water. 2023 Wisconsin Act 5 Is Signed Into Law A new law which incentivizes sustainable farming practices was signed into law last week by Wisconsin Gov.

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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 coordinates the artist paint days and regularly seals and cleans the painted drains.” I can’t fix big issues, but I feel empowered to advocate and work to make small changes in my community,” she said.

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The Energy Law

MAY 24, 2023

The plaintiffs in these cases also challenge the adequacy of the agencies’ assessments under NEPA and the ESA, as well as under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We need to take real action to address climate change, protect and create energy jobs and ensure Pennsylvania has reliable, affordable and clean power for the long term,” Shapiro said in the statement. “As Read more here. “We

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Welcome The Inaugural Class Of 35 High School Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors [PaEN] -- Think Outside Presents Oct.

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Acoel

AUGUST 14, 2023

Take for instance: the burning Cuyahoga River that led to the Clean Water Act; the disastrous air pollution incident in Donora, PA that led to the passage of the Clean Air Act; the discovery of Love Canal that lead to the passage of Superfund; and most tragically, the chemical gas release in Bhopal, India that lead to the passage of EPCRA.

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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. 6 - Creating An Edible Landscape. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

7-8 Programs On A 120+ Year Old Commercial Building In McKean Being Reborn To Passive House Energy Standards [PaEN] -- Inquirer Guest Essay: Climate Change Is A Parenting Issue - Work Toward Bold, Immediate Climate Action -- Better Path Coalition Webinar Sept. 17 -- Brandywine Conservancy Online Program Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages partner resources to advance innovative projects that address climate change, enhance water quality, and address other critical challenges on agricultural land. Two projects in Pennsylvania received a total of $17.8 Agriculture Farmland Preservation - $7.85 Million, Match $12.8

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2022

million pounds of nitrogen and 95,000 pounds of phosphorus by 2025 related to climate change conditions as expected by the Principals’ Staff Committee.” “The draft amended Phase III WIP did not demonstrate how Pennsylvania plans to achieve the additional 1.81

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

2024 Integrated Water Quality Report This course is a screen recording demonstration of the various features of the 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report Viewer that will be released with the 2024 report when it is available for public comment.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This charge will consider recommendations on how to best address and integrate new science and restoration strategies, as well as emerging issues and changing conditions in the watershed (e.g., climate change). The Chesapeake Bay is a vital economic engine and an irreplaceable environmental asset,” said Michael S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

7 Outreach Session In Luzerne County On Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives -- DEP Hosts Dec. To Present Final Plan For Youghiogheny River Watershed Dec. 7 -- DEP Hosts Dec. 18 Hearing On Panther Creek Power Application To Burn Waste Tires In Carbon County -- DEP Invites Comments At Jan.

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Inside Climate News

MARCH 25, 2025

By Lauren Dalban Wetlands and ephemeral streams provide a wide variety of benefits to people and wildlife, from flood protection for local communities, to preventing pollutants from entering the water supply, to breeding grounds for endangered bird species.

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