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Sierra Club v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.: How a Clean Water Act Misinterpretation May Open the Floodgates to Future Groundwater Polluters

Vermont Law

Since Congress enacted the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), federal circuit courts have contemplated the issue of whether groundwater pollution falls under the “navigable water” provision of the Clean Water Act’s (CWA)—albeit without tenable guidance. Sierra Club v.

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UPDATE: Ohio Waives Clean Water Act 401 Certification for 16 Nationwide Permits

Vorys Law

Army Corps of Engineers recently determined that Ohio waived its right to issue a water quality certification (WQC) under section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the 16 new Nationwide Permits (NWPs) that went into effect on March 15, 2021. NWP 52 – Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects. •

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IRA Side Deal on Permitting Raising Ire

Law and Environment

Manchin’s website, the reforms would include: Requiring the President to designate 25 high priority energy projects (including fossil fuel fired generation) that must be given permitting priority; Setting maximum timelines for permitting reviews, including two years for major impact projects under the National Environmental Policy Act; Streamlining (..)

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

Circle of Blue

“There were families who did not know about it, because they were living without electricity, so they didn’t hear the story,” Smith recalls. Toledo’s water emergency was the product of an ecological hazard that Smith and her neighbors had no hand in creating. There were elders who couldn’t take their medication.

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Federal Water Tap, July 18: White House Considers Impacts of Breaching Snake River Dams

Circle of Blue

The other report is an analysis of how breaching the dams would affect the electric grid and the region’s clean energy goals. On water impacts: because there are no federally regulated waters or wetlands in the area, Holtec will not need Clean Water Act permits. On the Radar. PFAS Research Agenda.

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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. RCRA is the principal federal hazardous waste storage and disposal statute.

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What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues?

PA Environment Daily

The Commonwealth is the second largest natural gas producing state in the nation and the largest electricity exporter in the entire country. 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.