Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection. The most useful evidence to support legal actions demonstrate violations of environmental protections afforded by laws like the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 6, 2024

In its April 2024 and May 2024 motions for preliminary injunctions, Green Oceans asked the court to halt all construction during the adjudication of Green Oceans’ claims.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Clean Water Act – It’s routine for EPA to take more than 10 years to act on NPDES permit renewals. The Clean Air Act – The Supreme Court has ruled that it does not provide authority for EPA to address the defining issue of our time. ESA – Basically the same.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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National Law Center

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The post Federal Court Revokes Florida’s CWA Section 404 Permitting Authority appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On February 15, 2024, a federal court in the District of Columbia issued a ruling formally vacating the Environmental Protection Agency’s.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) must analyze how its revised water quality standards for cadmium will affect threatened and endangered species. The post Court Rules that EPA Must Engage in ESA Consultation When Adopting Water Quality Standards appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The post Biden Administration Begins Review of Environmental Regulations appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. When the Biden Administration took office in January, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring all federal agencies to review.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The post The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 17 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

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National Law Center

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The post The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 19 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The post The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 18 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

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Montrose

JULY 6, 2021

EI’s environmental expertise includes wetlands and water compliance, restoration and revegetation services, and permitting under the Clean Water Act and federal and state Endangered Species Acts.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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Endangered Species Law

JUNE 10, 2021

Others result from the uncertainty inherent in pending listing decisions under the Endangered Species Act, updates to the Nationwide Permitting Program under the Clean Water Act, the ever-changing definition of Waters of the United States and the Biden.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

federal laws dealing specifically with seaweed cultivation, various general environmental and other laws could apply to projects. Projects may also be subject to state aquaculture permitting laws and state and federal requirements to consult with Native American tribes and other stakeholders. Potentially applicable U.S.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the previous three years, Congress had passed NEPA, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. Continuing the legislative wave, 1973 saw the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA. One subject stood outside the political turmoil: environmental law.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, as explained below, siting decisions for pipelines and transmission lines are governed by different laws, and while both are subject to environmental review, their environmental impacts are not comparable. The recent pipeline decisions turned mostly on water quality concerns that are specific to oil and gas projects.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

For the past four years, Ontarians have witnessed an unremitting attack on the many of the laws which protect the province’s natural heritage. . Will your party strengthen Ontario’s Endangered Species Act and restore a science-base approach to species recovery, including mandatory habitat protection?

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Jewell , No.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

With President Donald Trump in the White House, his administration has taken measures to ensure that the construction of the wall is not sidetracked by environmental laws and regulations. It includes NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and CERCLA, to name but a few.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. applied federal common law. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. and non-U.S.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The court found that, as pled, the complaint was “premised solely on state law” and that City of New York v. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A federal judge overturns the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act definition. Bureau of Reclamation contributes $19 million for a Colorado River water conservation program. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes removing a notorious species from the threatened list. Endangered Species Act Removal.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2024

What are the most important Supreme Court decisions in environmental law? The Clean Water Act requires that industrial sources reduce their discharges, but it left two big questions unanswered: Would EPA or the states set the pollution limits? This is the case that put teeth into the Endangered Species Act.

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

Sams holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration from Concordia University-Portland and a master’s of legal studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma. Additionally, USFWS is proposing listing Texas fawnsfoot ( Truncilla macrodon ) as a threatened species. Innovation and Competition Act ( S.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ motion to hold in abeyance a case challenging the Trump administration’s rules defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.

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Environment, Law, and History

MAY 6, 2022

Melosi, Carolyn Merchant, Roderick Nash, Adam Rome, and Paul Sutter, among many others—Coodley and Sarasohn offer here an exhaustive play-by-play account of the legislative battles between 1964 and 1976 that led to the passage of some of the most important environmental laws in the United States.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The cities also have filed a motion to amend their complaints to withdraw federal common law public nuisance claims that they added after the district court denied remand.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First, the court found that Exxon failed to show that federal common law justified removal, even if it might provide a defense. and non-U.S. Conservation Congress v.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First Circuit Certified State Law Preemption Questions in Case Challenging Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading at Harbor. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. An ongoing Supreme Court case (Sackett vs. EPA) has the potential to shape the scope of this law. NOAA NMFS – Proposed Rule To List the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- PA Capital-Star: Millions In Federal Farm Conservation Funds In Jeopardy For PA Farmers If Programs Eliminated By Congress -- TribLive: Stream Restoration Work Being Done Along Powers Run Road In Allegheny County -- Gettysburg Times: Watershed Alliance of Adams County Reports (..)

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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. 8965) that would reauthorize existing control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species law through fiscal year 2028.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

USFWS issues rare emergency rule listing the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Failure to act means tough choices in the future. The Magnuson Stevens Act is the main law governing U.S. Executive Branch.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

EPA announced plans to repeal and replace the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Rule. US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. The agenda notes DOE is preparing a major rulemaking to reduce the use of fossil fuels in federal buildings — an implementation of a 2007 law.

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