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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

In choosing the top environmental laws, I wanted to focus on those with the largest impacts on the environment, not just those that are most important to environmental lawyers or best known. I included all laws passed in the U.S., not just federal regulatory laws, and some of my selections may not be what you expected.

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

The Energy Law

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

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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