Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“It really does come down to the fact that poor people, that have the least ability to pay, are the ones who are forced to come up with the dollars to upgrade their infrastructure, but the problem is coming from external forces,” says Nick Schroeck, the former director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. The victory was short-lived.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2022

“Unfortunately, polluters may not know where downstream drinking water intakes are located, and are not in a position to determine if their pollution event is a threat. Finally, HB 1842 would likely cost DEP’s federally delegated authority to implement the federal Clean Water Act.

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Acoel

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early in my career, I was involved in a natural resource damages case seeking to establish the monetary value of an impacted drinking water aquifer. An environmental economist took the stand for the defense and began to describe why the resource had little economic value. Posted on August 2, 2021 by Kevin R.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 24, 2014

If proven, this would constitute violations of the federal Clean Water Act. _. Spokane Riverkeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council––took big coal and the railroad to court. The court went on to state that “[t]o require more… would be to require the ‘impossible’ upon citizens seeking to enforce the law.”.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2016

The Corps’ definition of whether property constitutes “waters of the United States” is significant because the Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of pollutants into “the waters of the United States.” The Corps has defined the waters of the United States very broadly, along the lines of the Commerce Clause.

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Environment, Law, and History

MAY 6, 2022

Melosi, Carolyn Merchant, Roderick Nash, Adam Rome, and Paul Sutter, among many others—Coodley and Sarasohn offer here an exhaustive play-by-play account of the legislative battles between 1964 and 1976 that led to the passage of some of the most important environmental laws in the United States.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 28, 2020

where the Court held that, in limited circumstances, a party discharging pollutants into groundwater that ultimately end up in navigable waters will need a permit under the Clean Water Act. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12)(A); see also 33 U.S.C. 1342 (NPDES provisions).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service regulations implementing the federal Endangered Species Act, evolving protections for the tricolored bat and northern long-eared bat, and potential policy implications of the 2024 election. Samuel Boden is an associate in the environment, land, and natural resources group in the Harrisburg office.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. oil and gas industry produced an estimated one trillion gallons of produced water in 2017. Rules to protect workers, including truck drivers, also have significant gaps.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule narrowing the scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) such that certain wetlands are removed from federal jurisdiction. On September 8, 2023, EPA and the U.S. The final rule revises the agency regulations in light of the U.S.

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The Energy Law

MAY 24, 2023

The plaintiffs in these cases also challenge the adequacy of the agencies’ assessments under NEPA and the ESA, as well as under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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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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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, known colloquially as “Swampbuster,” introduced a new program to promote. The post When Wetlands Go Dry: Prior Converted Cropland under Swampbuster and the CWA appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed – and the suit will proceed – in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. Kirby has been a cooperating responsible party and paid for removal costs.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 6, 2023

PIRG Education Fund, assigned letter grades to states based on their policies to limit lead contamination in school drinking water. Twenty-seven states — including Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, all of which had no laws or regulations at all — received an ‘F’ grade. Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana were given ‘D’ grades.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 4, 2021

It also isn’t clear how easy it would be under existing state and federal energy laws to get approval of a project based solely on creating redundancy in the system. Pipeline construction often requires a Clean Water Act Sec. 401 of the Clean Water Act, an applicant for a Sec.

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Acoel

APRIL 18, 2024

You might recall that when the City and County filed their appeal in February I predicted that this case would be responsible for EPA’s, DOJ’s and the Ninth Circuit’s third consecutive Clean Water Act defeat in our nation’s highest court. Maui on similar grounds.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

When the deadline passed, environmental groups sued the EPA alleging that the EPA’s delay violated the Clean Water Act. Although the deadline for doing so was December 4, 2020, these standards have not yet been finalized or implemented. The USCG will then have two years to develop and finalize corresponding regulations.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 3, 2017

Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Eastern District’s exercise of jurisdiction and dismissal on the merits of a headline-grabbing environmental law tort suit against 97 oil and gas companies, seeking to hold those entities responsible for Louisiana’s coastal erosion.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR In 2018 at the Lancaster County farm for the kickoff of the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership , I remember thinking about what an ambitious challenge planting that many trees would be and how important reaching that goal is for clean rivers and streams in Pennsylvania. Read more here.]

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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Vermont Law

MAY 18, 2015

Summary: The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic is constantly involved in cases that benefit our environment locally and beyond. Before joining the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) at Vermont Law School, I knew next to nothing about this resort. appeared first on.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2016

The judgment is the latest in a suit the EPA filed against CITGO under the Clean Water Act for a 2006 spill at the oil company’s St. District Court Judge Richard Haik found CITGO negligent, and, based on the factors in the Clean Water Act, imposed a $6 million civil penalty. Charles refinery.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

To understand the stormwater permit requirements for oil and gas activities, you need to review not only the regulations that remain in force, but also the Clean Water Act as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. See Natural Resources Defense Council v. CWA §402(l)(2). 3d 591 (9th Cir.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

. : Not all agency rules have the force of law. In March of 2014, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued an “interpretive rule” regarding section 404 of the Clean Water Act, circumventing a notice and comment period. However, the content of this new rule implies otherwise. _. section 533 of the APA.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

Summary: A brief look at the fracking industry in Northern Michigan, the laws and regulations, and how fracking is impacting the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes. However, Michigan laws also largely exempt fracking from key water protection statutes, like Michigan’s codification of the Great Lakes Compact.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2017

At the Fourth Annual Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Lecture, Professor Jim Rossi of Vanderbilt Law delivered a presentation entitled “Federalism Battles in Energy Transportation.” Natural gas pipelines have historically been governed by federal law since the passing of the Natural Gas Act of 1938.

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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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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (“USACE”) and a Louisiana landowner over the agency’s Clean Water Act (“CWA”) jurisdiction over the subject property. In Lewis v. United States , Case No.

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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.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock. environmental organizations, and climate activists were appropriately enthused last summer when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Probably a lot worse.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work. The association also built a state-of-the art water quality monitoring network across the lake’s 192 square-mile watershed. But the Platte Lake advocates did not rely on federal law.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The contractors were also charged with certain misdemeanor Clean Water Act violations. The contractors moved to dismiss the OCSLA charges on the basis that their conduct – as contractors – was not covered by OCSLA because they were not the lease holder or operator.

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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. . As our Roadmap shows, Ontario Greens endorse a source to tap approach to protecting water quality and quantity. .

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the United States, excess nutrients build up in waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico, precipitating algae outbreaks that kill fish, close public drinking water utilities, and pollute water. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the law that regulates public water systems, the agency sets two standards for contaminants.

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