Environmental News Bits

MARCH 7, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight under the Clean Water Act. The EPA routinely conducts inspections focused on federal laws like Oil Pollution Act and Clean Water Act compliance. Findings of noncompliance can lead to civil or criminal enforcement.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Environmental impact assessments – Environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and its state counterparts should consider the climate conditions expected at the end of a project’s useful life, not just at the start, to help ensure the project can withstand those conditions.

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Oil Pollution Act Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Climate Change 40

Law Columbia

APRIL 23, 2021

But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the Clean Air Act, Section 115. It is true that the Clean Air Act only authorizes direct regulation of domestic emissions. See 16 U.S.C.

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Air Pollution Climate Change Clean Air Act Fossil Fuels 98

ESA

JULY 12, 2021

EPA – Notice of Intention To Reconsider and Revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Justice Department – Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act. Justice Department – Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act.

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