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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

Clean Water Act. This law has done a good job at cleaning up municipal and industrial water pollution. In public health terms, what makes air pollution distinctive is the millions of people exposes to common pollutants such as particulates and smog.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law Blog

To understand the stormwater permit requirements for oil and gas activities, you need to review not only the regulations that remain in force, but also the Clean Water Act as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. CWA §402(l)(2). See Natural Resources Defense Council v. 3d 591 (9th Cir.

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Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting

The Energy Law Blog

The Ninth Circuit found EPA’s rule, which was a codification of a recent exemption added to the Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act), to be an impermissible interpretation of the Act. 06-73217 (9th Cir.

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