"Clean Water Act: EPA Drafting Rule To Curb Its Veto Power — Sources"
"EPA is working on a regulation to limit the agency's ability to nix water pollution permits."
Source: Greenwire, 08/20/2018
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"Clean Water Rule: Judge Revives WOTUS in 26 States"
"The Obama-era Clean Water Rule became the law in 26 states [Thursday] as a federal judge in South Carolina issued a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's delay of the regulation that defines what wetlands and waterways get federal protection."
Source: Greenwire, 08/17/2018
Trump Admin Moves To Let States Handle Wetlands Permitting
"The Army Corps of Engineers moved today to let states and tribes administer Clean Water Act permitting for dredge-and-fill projects in waterways and wetlands."
Source: Greenwire, 08/08/2018
"Trump To End Policy Ordering Developers Pay For Damage To Public Lands"
"The Trump administration is planning on ending a policy that requires oil drillers, miners and land developers to pay the government for damages its work can have on wildlife and habitats on public land."
Source: The Hill, 07/25/2018
Trump Admin Faults Obama WOTUS Rule's Reliance On Science Report
"The Trump administration is faulting its predecessor for overemphasizing science in writing a 2015 Clean Water Act rule aimed at defining what isolated wetlands and waterways deserve automatic federal regulatory protection."
Source: Greenwire, 07/05/2018
Minnesota OKs Controversial Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline in Wild Rice Region
"In a unanimous decision, state regulators in Minnesota approved a controversial new pipeline that will increase the flow of tar sands crude oil from Canada to refineries in the United States."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/29/2018
"Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Could Reshape the Environment"
"The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, announced Wednesday in a letter hand-delivered to President Trump, could bring about sweeping changes to U.S. environmental law, endangering the federal government’s authority to fight climate change and care for the natural world."
Source: Atlantic, 06/28/2018
Alaska: "EPA, Corps Agree To New Wetland Mitigation Guidelines"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have beefed up their guidelines for wetlands mitigation in Alaska, elaborating on ways a developer can compensate for disturbing bogs, ponds and streams."
Source: Alaska Public Media, 06/19/2018
"U.S. Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Water Protections"
"Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday challenging moves they say weaken protections for rivers, wetlands and other waterways."
Source: Reuters, 06/14/2018
NJ Supreme Court Upholds $225M Exxon Settlement (Not $8.9 Billion)
"The New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld a controversial $225 million settlement between the state and ExxonMobil that was challenged by environmental groups that said it was far too low for the damage caused by the oil giant."
Source: Bergen Record, 06/08/2018
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