Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The statement, which also describes protective measures that utilities can take, was signed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Security Agency. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 7, 2023

Supreme Court has issued a decision significantly limiting federal Clean Water Act regulation of wetlands just as the N.C. General Assembly has been moving legislation to limit state water quality protection for wetlands. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. First, some background.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection will begin accepting applications for abandoned mine reclamation and mine drainage treatment project grants on October 24. The deadline for applications is January 13. DEP's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation has a total of $103.4

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

On December 1, a coalition of environmental groups announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted a petition to begin the process of promulgating new water quality standards under Section 303(c)(4)(B) of the federal Clean Water Act for the Delaware River estuary.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

An overview will be given on the water quality standards and water temperature criteria established under the federal Clean Water Act to assure the protection and propagation of a “balanced”, “indigenous” population (BIP) or community (BIC) of shellfish, fish, and wildlife in and on the receiving water body.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2024

The Third Circuit affirmed that the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board has jurisdiction to hear appeals of state permits issued as part of gas pipeline projects. Following the usual protocol for legal appeal of state permitting, the organizations brought their appeal of the permits before the PA Environmental Hearing Board.

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Law and Environment

MAY 31, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency , which significantly narrowed the Clean Water Act’s (“CWA”) test for determining whether wetlands are protected “waters of the United States” and the federal permitting requirements for development projects in covered wetlands areas.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) circulated a cosponsor memo announcing she plans to introduce legislation to eliminate the ability of citizens, local governments and anyone else to appeal permits issued by DEP for natural gas pipelines and related facilities to the Environmental Hearing Board. On May 16, Sen.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported plastic pellets in 13 out of 14 U.S. In the United States, we have laws that regulate pollution and emissions from manufacturing through the Clean Water Act. The federal government is currently working on legislation as well. And, in the early 1990s, the U.S.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

EPA also looked at the financial health of the industry, cleanups in the sector, federal and state regulatory requirements governing releases of hazardous substances in the sector, and voluntary practices. EPA’s decision to forego financial requirements will likely face opposition by eNGOs. By Claudia M. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem.

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Acoel

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dakota Finance LLC decision from the Fourth Circuit, the Court concluded in a split decision that a South Carolina enforcement action was insufficient to preclude a citizens suit commenced pursuant to Clean Water Act § 505(a)(1), notwithstanding the provisions of Clean Water Act § 309(g)(6)(A)(ii).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Every Pennsylvanian has a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my Administration is driving out hundreds of millions of dollars to our local communities to support that goal and ensure the water is safe when families turn on the faucet,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency , No. The president promptly expressed both disappointment and concern that the government could no longer assure protection of wetlands, and therefore surface water quality. Last month the U.S. Supreme Court restricted federal jurisdiction over filling and altering wetlands.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Our new report discusses various federal laws that may apply to OAE, including the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). The MPRSA is the primary federal law governing OAE activities that involve dispersing alkaline materials into the ocean via vessels.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency created the term “Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation”, (CAFO) as part of a regulatory scheme for enforcing the Clean Water Act. Despite the tremendous harm that CAFOs do, the federal government does not effectively regulate methane emissions from CAFOs.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 4, 2021

And not to let reality get in the way of government action, the Environmental Protection Agency had recently (but apparently no more) offered guidance on fireworks particle pollution on its website, Most people will have no reaction when exposed to. Wildfires, high winds, volcanoes and fireworks” (.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2024

We could not say that at the time, of course -- but the director of that agency was one the folks in state government who later had to look for work elsewhere. Well, I certainly did learn a lot about people, government, and myself during that period, and in the years that followed while TMI's aftermath played out.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards. 1) Density exception for two local government jurisdictions. See: House Bill 600, Sec.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

The Clean Water Act (CWA) and grant programs contained in the Farm Bill are the primary federal mechanisms for curbing agricultural water pollution. However, these structures have not sufficiently addressed agriculture’s impact on the nation’s water resources. MARY JANE ANGELO AND JAMES F.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency visited four this spring to assess any potential for water quality problems locally or for the Chesapeake Bay. Government cost-share programs help fund BMPs, but they typically require investments from farmers. They are often reluctant to participate in government farm programs.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On December 1, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) introduced new legislation, the Protecting Communities from Plastic Act (S.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Now, the Ninth Circuit has provided a framework under which state environmental laws can have the “force and effect of federal law” and are not preempted by ICCTA. This leaves state and local governments in a sorry state when the federal government has and continues to fail to act. This is a step in the right direction.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Council includes governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the chair of the tri-state legislative Chesapeake Bay Commission and the administrator of the EPA on behalf of the federal government. Not Meeting Milestones On October 4, the U.S.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

Having grown up on a water body this pristine, I never stopped to think just how lucky I was; I took the Bay, and its water quality, for granted. Grand Traverse Bay, part of Lake Michigan, has exceptional water quality. According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA). watershed quality assessment report.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

“The Delaware River Watershed Forum’s focus on environmental justice was a great opportunity to showcase the power of EPA’s EJScreen 2.1, Environmental Protection Agency. million people that rely on the Delaware River Watershed,” said Eileen Murphy , VP Government Relations, New Jersey Audubon. “I

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Vermont Law

MARCH 10, 2014

In 2010, after nearly three decades of failed efforts to restore the Bay individually, the surrounding Bay states began collaborating with the Environmental Protection Agency. the pollution limits, finding statutory support in the Clean Water Act and 33 U.S.C.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 6, 2015

Government officials were uninterested; as a result, the. In 2010, following years of missed deadlines, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jumped into the morass by exercising its power under the Clean Water Act. Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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Smith Enviorment

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

DEQ’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) works with local governments to pre-approve new landfills for vegetative waste and non-hazardous construction debris before a storm hits. Removal of debris from streams and rivers may require a federal permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) echoed this sentiment stating, “I am entirely confident that there are ample regulations already on the books to protect the health and safety of the American people.” Boehner is right in thinking that the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) and Clean Water Act (CWA).

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The result is nitrates are causing health and ecological trauma in farming regions across the country and around the world as farmers and governments intensify their efforts to produce more food from each acre of land. Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking a mandatory review of federal drinking water standards, due in 2023.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On October 19, member of Congress Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) joined with environmental advocates and the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW) at Bartram’s Garden to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the federal Clean Water Act. The Coalition is also calling on Congress to provide $8.1

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to establish federal water quality standards (WQS) for certain zones of the Delaware River under the jurisdictions of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. On December 14, the U.S. Reaction “Today we thank the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” — Letter from Adam Ortiz, EPA Region 3 administrator, to the acting head of Pennsylvania’s environment agency. Environmental Protection Agency determined that Pennsylvania is not doing enough to prevent ecologically damaging sediment and nutrients from entering the bay. government water policy. to 2:30 p.m.

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