Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

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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Law and Environment

MAY 31, 2023

715 (2006), which interpreted covered “waters” in the CWA to include “only those relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water forming geographical features that are described in ordinary parlance as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes.” United States , 547 U.S.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is one of several proposed techniques for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the oceans. OAE seeks to counteract ocean acidification, while also increasing carbon storage in the oceans. By Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

and Canadian mayors and government officials that work to protect waterways.” These structures, approximately 30-foot-tall trees, will be placed along shorelines to provide habitat and areas of cooler, shaded water for fish, birds, and other wildlife.

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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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Acoel

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His appeal is focused on the effect of the Vineyard Wind project on right whales, ignoring the effect of our warming oceans on these critically endangered species. Believing them has caused the Federal Government to authorize billions of dollars in spending to expedite a transition to renewable energy, including energy generated by wind.

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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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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

That should change now that the Department of Justice (DOJ), acting jointly on behalf of EPA and BSEE, has announced its settlement with ATP Infrastructure Partners (ATP-IP) in the first joint judicial enforcement action resolving alleged violations of both the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Just as with climate change, local, state, provincial, and national governments in Canada and the United States have collaborated with science agencies, universities, and non-profit groups to develop effective responses, especially for Lake Erie. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters. clean water statute, though, give farmers and their wastes special treatment. A Weakened National Imperative. Both the bi-national agreement and the U.S.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Army Corps issued a key Clean Water Act permit for a proposed reservoir in northern Colorado that will be located outside of Fort Collins. With a planned capacity of 170,000 acre-feet, Glade reservoir is part of the $2 billion Northern Integrated Supply Project, a municipal water supply project. On the Radar.

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MARCH 23, 2022

According to a new report from UNICEF and WHO, African nations will need to dramatically accelerate progress in order to meet targets for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The organizations say more than two billion people across the continent lack basic WASH services, including 208 million that still practice open defecation.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Love ocean content? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Today, pellets are found globally throughout the ocean and across diverse ecosystems. Yes, like all plastics in the ocean, nurdles pose a great threat to marine life.

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APRIL 3, 2023

The Sacramento River is one of the big salmon rivers off the West Coast.” — Micheal Milstein, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokesman, speaking to the Sacramento Bee about the cancellation of the state’s salmon fishing season. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

. “People are starting to understand that rivers and clean waters are like the heart and lungs of the country…In a hundred years we have done so much bad to them.” – Arttu Kuiri, forester with Finland’s state-owned forestry company Metsähallitus. In Recent Water News. 139 CONCEALED DEATHS. On the Radar.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

In conjunction with a White House summit, the Biden administration proposed strengthening water quality standards for rivers and lakes in order to preserve the ability of Indian tribes to fish, gather, and use their lands in ceremonies. Its rivers do not flow to the ocean. Federal Water Tap is a weekly digest spotting trends in U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 20, 2023

The water quality was so bad that there were incidents where tributary rivers that empty into Lake Erie caught fire. These deplorable conditions eventually led to the implementation of the Clean Water Act , which was passed in 1972 and strengthened regulations on industrial waste disposal. It needs to be protected.

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ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The request includes $231 million for NOAA’s climate research programs, a $7 million increase above FY 2023 levels.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Coral Reef Task Force and requires the federal government to create a new national coral reef resilience strategy and new coral reef action plans. McArthur Graduate Student Policy Award.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

As a person immersed in this interior, “fresh coast” worldview, I hadn’t spent much time considering how our practices might affect the ocean thousands of miles away. Love ocean content? Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. In short, all water is connected. Enter your email and never miss an update.

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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. 6180 ) to incentivize removing invasive lionfish from the oceans. Executive Branch. International. Executive Branch.

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Acoel

JANUARY 12, 2022

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

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Acoel

JUNE 6, 2023

While the justices were not all in agreement with the new test set forth in the majority decision in Sackett , none supported the “significant nexus” test suggested by Kennedy in Rapanos as being authorized by the Clean Water Act (CWA), and all concurred in the judgment. United States , 547 U.

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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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MARCH 6, 2025

The rule had been challenged by the city of San Francisco, whose permit to discharge sewage from its combined sewer system into the Pacific Ocean included general limits and non-specific conditions meant to protect the oceans water quality. aims to purify 10 million gallons of water each day.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company owned a steel mill that discharged toxic chemicals into the ocean, devastating more than a hundred miles of coastline in four central provinces of Vietnam. USA: How many burial sites are on the land where Formosa Plastics plans to build?

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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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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In the 21 st century, it is common for countries to have laws in place to protect monuments, sites, and landscapes of cultural or historical importance and government-established charities or government departments assigned to their management, upkeep or conservation. Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Congress passes a deal to keep the government funded through Dec. How Government Ends – Boston Review.

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MARCH 10, 2025

The Rundown State and local governments still responsible for most U.S. water infrastructure funding , CBO finds. Supreme Court narrows Clean Water Act discharge permits. Warming oceans, a consequence of climate change, contribute to rapid intensification. 96 Percent : Share of total U.S. farther north.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency withdrew guidance written by the previous administration for determining when groundwater pollution requires a Clean Water Act permit. In that case the justices introduced a new principle for assessing the pollution of streams, lakes, and oceans via subsurface flows.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The court said its August 2017 decision rejecting challenges under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Natural Gas Act to DOE’s authorization of LNG exports at another Texas facility largely governed the resolution of the instant cases. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Supreme Court to resolve an important question about how the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to groundwater. Under the act’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (. meaning that sometime next year the court may well issue a major decision on the scope of the Clean Water Act.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

Only 23 percent of the world’s large rivers (more than 620 miles in length) flow uninterrupted into the ocean. Invisible from above, groundwater is a critical source of drinking water, providing the base flow for rivers and, as the study said, “directly sustain[ing] wetlands and terrestrial vegetation.” Most people understand this.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

What wetlands and waterbodies does the Clean Water Act protect? A little quick background: The term “navigable waters” traditionally meant water bodies that could be used for transportation. When it passed the Clean Water Act, Congress redefined the term to mean “waters of the United States.”

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ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) said that is likely that the government will have to operate on a continuing resolution when fiscal year 2023 starts on October 1, 2022. The bill funds National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research at $776 million, a 20 percent increase.

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