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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

It is significant because if its huge public health benefits and because it has provided the basis for EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. Clean Water Act. This law has done a good job at cleaning up municipal and industrial water pollution. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).

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How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

This decision , reached with a 6-3 majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts, marks a significant shift in administrative law and has profound implications for environmental regulations and climate accountability. However, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority saw this as an opportunity to dismantle the doctrine altogether.

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Discretion is the Better Part of Valor; Court Dismisses Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Challenging POTW’s Enforcement Discretion

Acoel

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Jonathan Ettinger The scope of suits available to private citizens under the Clean Water Act is not unlimited. The Court ruled, on an issue of first impression, that only EPA and not private citizens can seek redress for alleged deficiencies in the way a POTW enforces its pretreatment regulations.

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Supreme Court Sidelines Science, Threatens Public Health: These Rules-in-Progress Show What’s at Stake

Union of Concerned Scientists

When facilities emit less pollution, their regulations require less specific record-keeping and monitoring. How stringently facilities are monitored should be based on science and on the impacts on the people who live nearby—not by a judge’s ideological viewpoint on regulation.

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Can we make a map for wastewater innovation?

Legal Planet

Water management generally is a conservative and risk averse decision-making environment. NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act is not intended to support innovation. I had an amazing time traveling in these ways, but what does this all have to do with the environment? Hear me out.

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

A new NRDC report describes these risks and how weak regulations fail to appropriately protect workers and communities. Despite the clear health risks, there are no dedicated federal regulations to ensure comprehensive and safer management of radioactive oil and gas materials. What does this mean for workers and communities?

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EPA Issues Consent Order To MAX Environmental Technologies To Ensure Compliance With Hazardous Waste Rules At Westmoreland County Facility

PA Environment Daily

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. The proposed regulation was published for comment in January 2022 when three virtual hearings were held.

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