PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

oil and gas industry produced an estimated one trillion gallons of produced water in 2017. And this waste—along with drilling and fracking waste--can contain radioactive elements known as “technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material,” or TENORM. What does this mean for workers and communities?

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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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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

But the scare wasted city resources and left water customers on edge for weeks. And it left Steglitz irritated that he and his staff have to spend so much energy reacting to chemical threats that compromise Ann Arbor’s drinking water. “It’s It’s frustrating,” he said. Since the discovery, Ann Arbor has spent $1.5

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Infrastructure-related challenges require solutions that address a variety of environmental concerns, including wetlands permitting, mitigation and mitigation availability, solid-waste treatment and disposal, and other related issues. Addressing these issues will be at the forefront for various government entities in 2024.

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Vermont Law

JANUARY 26, 2015

Los Angeles is a leader in using the federal Clean Water Act tool of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to mitigate a major contributing source of marine trash: urban stormwater. Inevitably, municipal solid waste collection fails to capure all trash. Wind blows waste out of landfills. Clean Water Act. ,

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Environment Next

JULY 22, 2021

The bill further requires EPA to list PFOA and PFOS as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act and establish pretreatment standards and effluent limits for the compounds under the Clean Water Act. Other measures in the bill limit industrial discharges of PFAS and restrict incineration of PFAS waste.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 7, 2023

Supreme Court has issued a decision significantly limiting federal Clean Water Act regulation of wetlands just as the N.C. General Assembly has been moving legislation to limit state water quality protection for wetlands. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) share responsibility for implementing the Clean Water Act.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. And lastly, foreign affairs agencies will update their global water strategy. The waste is stored at 75 nuclear power sites in the country. The Rundown. The Bureau of Reclamation releases five-year projections for lakes Mead and Powell. News Briefs.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

But if Justice declined to act, the two intrepid canoers were positioned to make a political statement as well. Some history: Congress passed annual Rivers and Harbors Acts in the late 19th century, to make appropriations to the Corps of Engineers, to regulate construction in navigable waters, and to protect navigable channels.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 18, 2022

Federal nuclear regulators intend to issue a license for an interim nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico. Nuclear Waste Storage in New Mexico. The Nuclear Regulatory Agency intends to issue a license to Holtec International to build and operate a nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico.

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Law and Environment

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in the Sackett case, in which the Sacketts are hoping that SCOTUS will finally issue a clear decision narrowing the scope of jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. I have stayed out of the SCOTUS prediction game because I find such speculation to be a waste of time.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S.

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Acoel

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, no regulation requires industrial livestock factories even to report their hazardous air emissions or greenhouse gas emissions , and hazardous pesticide, fertilizer, and manure run-off from farm fields is not regulated under the Clean Water Act and even most animal waste from concentrated animal feeding operations is exempt.

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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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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DEP’s Water Resources Advisory Committee is scheduled to hear a presentation on DEP's new proposed regulation setting notification requirements for unauthorized discharges to waters of the Commonwealth at its meeting on September 21. 2015-011-L ).

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a direct final rule without public comment amending the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which governs the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The tide of waste was generated by animals from 132 CAFOs in Indiana and Ohio. Her finding revealed a major source of phosphorus that drains from farmland and contributed to the harmful algal bloom that shut down Toledo’s drinking water plant for three days the year before. EGLE has not compiled records for manifested waste for 2015.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 5239 ) -- Waste Management Renewable Energy, LLC - Landfill Gas Project: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility in Falls Twp., PA Bulletin, page 5239 ) -- Waste Management Renewable Energy, LLC - Landfill Gas Project: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility in Falls Twp., Forest County. (

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 17, 2011

Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) released new proposed guidance on how the agencies will identify waters protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA) in light of Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On April 27, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. 715 (2006).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Restoring Assets It has only been one generation since waterways across the state were contaminated with industrial waste, chemicals, and other pollutants to the point that rivers were on fire and devoid of aquatic life.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 2, 2022

In America, over half of our drinking water comes from nearby rivers and streams, with the average person using close to 100 gallons a day at home for drinking, bathing, washing the dishes and watering the plants. The Delaware River provides this needed water to over 15 million people. Reduce plastic waste.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Census Bureau must participate in this program, managed in Pennsylvania by the Department of Environmental Protection under the federal Clean Water Act. In Monroe County, six municipalities must comply with MS4 regulations, according to James Vogt , Master Watershed Steward coordinator for Penn State Extension in Monroe County.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Wolf’s PFAS Action Team Report noted there is a concern wastewater plant sewage sludge also contains PFAS and policies are needed to properly manage this waste. Similar concerns would be present in oil and gas waste treatment facilities. Read more here. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.] Read more here.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

Section 108(b) of CERCLA authorizes EPA [i] to develop regulations requiring owners or operators of certain “classes of facilities [to] establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with the production, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances.”

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Environmental regulation. Facts about the environment differ depending where you get your information, but they are fascinating, and hopefully I got these right (US): 350 Billion gallons of water daily, 7% of all precipitation. 7% to homes of 258 Million people through 160,000 public water supplies, 40% to agriculture.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If a PRP sent some amount of the hazardous waste found at the site, that party is liable. Waste management and wastewater treatment facilities. Toxic Substances Control Act section 7 imminently hazardous chemical. Furthermore, CERCLA liability extends to all “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs). PFOA and/or PFOS processors.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 19, 2019

The Clean Water Act (CWA) and grant programs contained in the Farm Bill are the primary federal mechanisms for curbing agricultural water pollution. However, these structures have not sufficiently addressed agriculture’s impact on the nation’s water resources. to reduce otherwise externalized wastes.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

And special measures to dispose of the toxic waste product costs $220 million, though not all of those costs are strictly related to algae. These expenses trickle down into residents’ water bills. The two Smiths stand as a testament to the fact that advocating for water free of toxic algae is now a multigenerational issue.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

On January 14, the Environmental Quality Board published final regulations to protect Pennsylvanians’ drinking water from PFAS chemicals by setting new limits on two forms of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the first drinking water maximum contaminant level developed by the DEP.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

1-5 Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 26 News From PA House & Senate Senate Committee Moves Bill To Prohibit Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency; House Set To Move Companion Oct. 26 House Committee Adds Oct. 25 Hearing Rep.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. By January 1, 2022, MDE must adopt regulations that establish license eligibility criteria, minimum training standards, license terms, and fees for license applications and renewals.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

EPA , the Supreme Court used the “major question doctrine” to overturn Obama’s signature climate change regulation. The cases are split 3 to 3, with some courts applying the major question to regulations that were so minor I’d never heard of them. In West Virginia v. No, not a major question. Biden , 67 F.4

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 28, 2018

14 of House Bill 374 (2018 Regulatory Reform Act) directs the Environmental Management Commission to study delegated local stormwater programs to identify: 1. The TMDL caps total releases of the pollutant to the impaired water body. Swine waste management. See an earlier post for an in-depth discussion of S711.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

-- Caren Glotfelty Recognized As A 2022 Distinguished Daughter Of Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania - By B.J. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct. 17, 20 -- Warren Times: Drug Take Back Day Set For Oct.

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Acoel

MARCH 7, 2022

But before I preach about plastic waste, with my mood lightened by this ray of hope, let me just offer a quick reminder of a foundational point: the law of conservation of mass , which recognizes that matter (with its specific mass) can change form, but before and after the change, the mass remains the same. Now, back to plastic waste.

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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).

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2023

Ohio residents, fearing their drinking water will be contaminated by increasing amounts of fracking waste, are standing up to oil companies and injection-well owners. million homes over the next decade in Ontario, also changes environmental protections and regulations required for development plans.

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