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.
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?
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Law Columbia
APRIL 10, 2025
Moreover, Alaskas coastal waters are more vulnerable to acidification than those in lower latitudes, making aquaculture particularly beneficial in this region. Seaweed cultivation and sinking are regulated by a number of different laws at the state and federal levels. EPA may regulate seaweed sinking under the MPRSA.
Law Columbia
JANUARY 31, 2025
The Sabin Center has previously discussed the regulation of OAE here and here. A new Sabin Center report continues the conversation by focusing on the regulation of OAE in Washington State. Washington States waters Washington State has a rich marine ecosystem, and a vibrant commercial and recreational shellfish industry.
Vermont Law
APRIL 23, 2025
Supreme Court Narrowly Construes Permitting Program Under the Clean Water Act, Limiting EPAs Authority By Stuart Silverman On March 4, 2025, in City and County of San Francisco v. Those requirements were contrary to the effluent limitations approach mandated by Congress when it enacted the Act.
Vermont Law
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Recently, a coalition of environmental groups brought suit against the EPA for their lack of Clean Water Act (CWA) oversight surrounding CAFOs. The lax state regulations allow CAFOs to dump phosphorus into waterways, resulting in water quality issues such as cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Champlain.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 9, 2024
But it is feasible to predict given current regulations and economic demands in the area a range for how much land might be developed, and the general location where that development might occur. As a general rule, for indirect effects, aggregate effects will generally be more tractable and foreseeable than site-specific effects.
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