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U.C. Davis Law School to Host “Clean Water Act at 50” Conference

Legal Planet

Davis School of Law will convene a major, day-long conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act. This conference will provide an important, interdisciplinary perspective on the Clean Water Act and water quality issues, thanks to CELPC’s conference planning partners: U.C.D’s

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

Circle of Blue

Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services. water systems are aging. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink. Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S.,

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What’s Up With Water — March 29, 2022

Circle of Blue

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. In Thailand, the government cancelled a dredging and blasting project that would have straightened a rocky stretch of the Mekong River to accommodate large cargo ships. waters that are fishable and swimmable. Transcript.

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An Opportunity to Reduce Water Pollution from Slaughterhouses

Union of Concerned Scientists

Industrial meat and poultry slaughterhouses dump millions of pounds of pollutants into the nation’s waters every year. The federal Clean Water Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce the rules that regulate this pollution.

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Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act?

Acoel

On October 15 th a large mob engaged in a public and ritualistic violation of the Clean Water Act in Knoxville, Tennessee. There can be no doubt the mob’s actions violated the Clean Water Act. In addition to government enforcement proceedings, the threat of a citizen suit cannot be overlooked.

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Aggregating the Harms of Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

The extraction phase can involve destruction of lands, risks to endangered species, water pollution from oil spills or leaching from mines, and serious dangers to workers. At the current government estimate of the social cost of carbon, that comes to $150 billion in long-term damage each year.

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The US Clean Water Act at 50

Environment, Law, and History

Davis School of Law will convene a conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act on Friday, October 7th.