Clean Water Act Climate Change Environmental Responsibility 
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2019
This blog is based on a talk given to the Climate Change: Response and Resilience Leadership Forum at Columbia University on November 20, 2019, sponsored by RenaissanceRe. We know that, mostly as a result of climate change, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. By Michael B.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) : Set up by the EPA to determine standards for clean water (part of the Clean Water Act).
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Environmental Science
JULY 30, 2018
Based on regulations and scientific knowledge, commercial laboratories have an established suite of chemicals they typically look for in environmental samples. For example, EPA under the Clean Water Act established 129 “ Priority Pollutants ” in 1976, a list of which is a typical analytical suite that you can order as a package.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 15, 2023
Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN] -- DCNR Announces $3.2
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
million for PFAS clean-up. It also directs the Department of Defense to ensure that its core processes fully consider and make adjustments to account for climate change and ensure the climate resilience of DoD assets. More News: Billions for Climate Protection Fuel New Debate: Who Deserves It Most – The New York Times.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Superfund Me: A High-Level Overview of Climate Change Superfund Bills Written by Erin Evans and Dayna Smith Recent state-level Climate Superfund legislation seeks to hold climate polluters liable and shift climate change legal policies from simply adaptive and preventive policies to ones demanding payback by top contributors.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In 2017, several groups filed suit against the EPA for promulgating a rule to exempt CAFOs emissions from reporting requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
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