Montrose

JULY 6, 2021

Founded in 1994 and based in Laguna Beach, California, EI’s team of biologists, wetland scientists, archeologists and GIS specialists provide comprehensive natural resource consulting and regulatory compliance services and comprehensive environmental management programs for large-scale projects. About Montrose.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2017

To illustrate these conflicts in energy transportation, Professor Rossi used two transportation examples that differ in geography, product transported, governing body historically responsible for regulation, and often in public perception. However, such a line still requires state Water Quality Certification under the Clean Water Act § 401.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The contractors were also charged with certain misdemeanor Clean Water Act violations. The district court agreed and dismissed those charges, after which the government appealed. Earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit ruled against the government finding that contractors cannot criminally violate these OCSLA regulations.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

The Great Lakes are a vast natural resource, therefore it is imperative that fracking’s impacts to the watersheds feeding the Great Lakes, such as the Grand Traverse Bay watershed, be considered. Zoning Enabling Act of 2006 and the Township Ordinance Act of 1945. Local ordinances, such as the.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 9, 2019

Reallocation of state funding appropriated in 2018 to extend water lines in areas with well contamination caused by GenX. In 2018, the legislature allocated $2 million to DEQ’s Division of Water Infrastructure to help local governments extend water lines to properties affected by contamination caused by per?

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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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Vermont Law

MARCH 10, 2014

to Gettysburg and Appomattox, the Chesapeake Bay watershed not only witnessed the birth of a new nation, but also contributed many valuable natural resources that enabled the United States to grow rapidly. And, well before the first English settled in, Native Americans survived on the Bay’s natural resources.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

approximately from Philadelphia, PA to Wilmington, DE) – last updated in 1967 – do not meet the goals of the Clean Water Act. Until now, these requests have failed to spark the necessary protective actions required under the Clean Water Act to preserve the health of the Estuary.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Senate Bill 334 / House Bill 76 establish that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and the authority to intervene in a civil action initiated by the State in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

million from the state Department of Natural Resources. Ohio residents, fearing their drinking water will be contaminated by increasing amounts of fracking waste, are standing up to oil companies and injection-well owners. and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.”

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Acoel

JANUARY 12, 2022

lands and water and 30 percent of U.S. The order proclaims an “all of government” approach to strengthening climate resilience and biodiversity while promoting environmental justice and economic growth. ocean areas by 2030. This is not to say that change will be easy, but change is imperative.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. Reconciliation: The Build Back Better Act ( H.R. Executive Branch. NOAA releases the annual Arctic Report Card.

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Acoel

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In an attempt to side-step controversy associated with permitting reform, however, the action plan simply catalogues guidance and training activities that are or could be taken by the federal government, states and the private sector, including technical guidance, project tracking and workforce development.

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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. Purging nitrate from groundwater will not be a quick fix.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

The federal government invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year to restore and protect the great waters of our country such as the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and Gulf Coast, among others. The Ohio River has made tremendous progress through the processes of both The Safe Drinking Water Act and The Clean Water Act.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The key difference according to the US National Park Service is that conservation ethics seeks the “proper use” of natural resources while preservation seeks to protect nature against any kind of use. This concern about natural resources meant the 19 th century was also a great expansion in conservation in other areas.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), making its implementation eligible for federal funding through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The plan has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the previous three years, Congress had passed NEPA, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. Continuing the legislative wave, 1973 saw the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA. The case is one of dozens titled Natural Resource Defense Council v. We cannot accept that conclusion.”

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The Rundown An EPA proposal to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants would decrease water pollution and accumulation of pollutants in fish. President Biden vetoes a Clean Water Act rollback. An EPA survey of drinking water utilities estimates the number of lead service lines. government water policy.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA When the federal Clean Water Act was established 50 years ago to regulate pollution to the country's rivers and streams and set quality standards for surface waters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania already had a Clean Streams Law and an Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA) to its Constitution on the books.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2022

The House Natural Resources Committee tells the Justice Department it should investigate alleged criminal activity from a top Trump administration official. To prevent manatees from dying, an EPA regional administrator says that Florida needs to do more to clean up its waters. government water policy.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Bill of Rights protects rights of people against the government. Thus, section 19 probably constrains government action or requires affirmative government action, but it does not create a right of your neighbor to have you maintain your trees or to stop polluting. That right is part of Article I, the New York Bill of Rights.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Michigan Constitution, ratified in 1963, states that “ the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The statute outlaws conduct that is “likely to pollute, impair, or destroy” natural resources and the environment.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Paul Stowe is its natural resources manager. Wetlands that filter water draining from creeks into the lake are removing 90 percent of the phosphorus, she said. Carl Ganter/ Circle of Blue.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

For the past four years, Ontarians have witnessed an unremitting attack on the many of the laws which protect the province’s natural heritage. . The Ford government weakened the Endangered Species Act , and politicized appointments to the expert scientific committees advising on species-at-risk.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court held that federal common law necessarily governed the nuisance claims because “[a] patchwork of fifty different answers to the same fundamental global issue would be unworkable” and “the extent of any judicial relief should be uniform across our nation.” Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Agricultural nutrient pollution is the primary reason that the Clean Water Act has not come close to meeting its “fishable and swimmable” goal for US surface waters. farmland as “the single greatest challenge to our nation’s water quality.” Whether that is the case will be tested this year.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

During law school, Dadashi was a legal fellow at Los Angeles Waterkeeper and a legal intern in the Natural Resources Law Section of the California Attorney General’s Office and at the California Coastal Commission. Dadashi earned her J.D. this year from UCLA Law, with a specialization in environmental law. Download as PDF.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 24, 2021

The executive order requires a broad range of actions that target both public and private assets as well as government programs. Water Bills in Congress. A sampling: The Water Debt Relief Act would authorize $4 billion for reducing residential customers’ past-due water bills. Clean Water Act Compliance.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

As a threshold matter, the court found that Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and one of the state petitioners (New York) each had standing based on potential injuries from climate change which were caused in part by HFC emissions and which would be redressed by restrictions on such emissions. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Under the Endangered Species Act, the court vacated the FWS’s biological opinion because the incidental take statement lacked “the requisite specificity of mitigation measures for the polar bear” and because the take finding for the polar bear was arbitrary and capricious. Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co. , 19-1818 (1st Cir.).

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

An internal House Natural Resources Committee document obtained by E&E News shows that the committee intends to spend $3 billion on the Civilian Climate Corps, $120 million for the NOAA Civilian Conservation Corps and $500 million for the Tribal Civilian Conservation Corps. The House also expects to pass the Senate’s $1.2

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

Bills include : House Bill 1842 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) would redefine water pollution to allow polluters to determine when spills are serious enough to notify DEP [ Read more here.]; Hearing on stormwater fees and implementation. Room 8E-B East Wing of the Capitol Building. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Lawmakers are working to pass a short-term spending package to keep the government open in October. Congress appears likely to pass a short-term spending measure keeping the government funded through Dec. The current government fiscal year ends Sept. In this issue: Congress. Executive Branch. International. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Army Corps of Engineers’ motion to hold in abeyance a case challenging the Trump administration’s rules defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. Seven weeks after the U.S. San Francisco Baykeeper v. 20-17367 (9th Cir. The federal district court for the District of Arizona denied EPA and the U.S.

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ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. Across administrations, the President’s Budget Request is typically viewed as a “wishlist” and allows the administration to demonstrate its priorities and vision for the federal government. The comment period ends March 31, 2023.

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