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EPA Encourages Consideration of Ocean Acidification in Clean Water Act Impairment Listings

The Energy Law Blog

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum providing States with guidance on how to address ocean acidification in their Clean Water Act 303(d) impairment listings. By Carlos J. Moreno : On November 15, 2010, the U.S. For more information on the Memorandum, see: [link]

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Regulating Ocean Regulating Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in Washington State Enhancement in Washington State

Law Columbia

Our planet is undergoing significant changes due to climate disruption, with especially severe impacts on the ocean. CDR refers to deliberate human activities that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and durably store it in geologic, terrestrial, or ocean reservoirs or in long-lived products.

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Supreme Court Issues Decision Sharply Limiting Clean Water Act Jurisdiction over Wetlands

E2 Law Blog

A few months later, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the Sacketts that their property contained wetlands and ordered the couple to restore the site or face penalties of up to $40,000 a day. Thus began nearly two decades of litigation, culminating in the Supreme Court’s May 25, 2023 decision in Sackett v. at (slip op.

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What is a Nurdle?

Ocean Conservancy

Love ocean content? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported plastic pellets in 13 out of 14 U.S. Today, pellets are found globally throughout the ocean and across diverse ecosystems.

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Navigating the Legal Landscape of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Federal Preemption and State Authority

Law Columbia

Ocean-based CDR strategies, which aim to increase the oceans natural carbon sink capacity, are gaining attention. One such strategy, ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), involves adding alkaline substances to seawater so as to increase its ability to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and mitigate ocean acidification.

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

When we think about plastic pollution, we often think about where plastic products—from water bottles to microplastics—end up. But plastics present a much broader threat to our ocean, climate and marginalized coastal communities. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean.

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Supreme Court Granted Certiorari to a Clean Water Act Case: Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui

Vermont Law

Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. The study showed that there was a hydraulic connection between the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility (LWRF) and the water off the coast of Kaanapali. The United States District Court for the District of Hawai‘i ruled in favor of the environmental organizations.