Legal Planet
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. In virtually all other nations, enforcement of water pollution control and other environmental laws is the sole responsibility of government regulators. (credit: Amazon).
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
Paris, like many coastal cities in the US such as San Francisco, has a combined sewer system where after heavy rain events, pipes get overwhelmed and raw sewage can flow into nearby waters. EPA Supreme Court decision undermining the Clean Water Act and eroding the EPA’s ability to enforce it.
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Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. . Photographs by J.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
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
Legal Planet
MARCH 28, 2025
Why might we have an environmental review statute such as NEPA when we already have a range of other environmental protection statutes such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and more? The first post is here. What does NEPA do that these other statutes are not already doing?
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 21, 2023
The post EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The plan is designed to help achieve EPA's goals while taking into account current economic conditions.
Law and Environment
MAY 3, 2022
It discourages the regulated community from entering into administrative settlements. The post Sometimes the Law Really Is Unambiguous — Clean Water Act Edition first appeared on Law and the Environment. I very much sympathize with those who dislike the decision. It’s undoubtedly bad policy. Good luck with that.
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