Tag: Clean Water Act
Supreme Court’s recent Clean Water ruling makes everything murkier
The Supreme Court narrowed the government’s authority to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
Messer LLC to pay $1.9M for Clean Water Act violations
Messer LLC has agreed to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act permit violations at its manufacturing facility in West Virginia.
EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act action
The Chemours Co. has been ordered to take corrective measures to address pollution in stormwater and effluent discharges from a facility near Parkersburg.
River fires: Healing the waters across the US
We are all non-point source polluters and need to learn how to eliminate or reduce the pollution we are adding to our public waters.
US vs. Brace, the 30-year battle
Pennsylvania farmer Robert Brace has paid more than a million dollars in legal fees and fines in a 30-year land battle with the federal government.
States, industry groups sue EPA, Army Corps
Dozens of states, agricultural and business industry groups have filed lawsuits in courts around the country, claiming the changes hand the government an unreasonable amount of authority over land use.
EPA finalizes Clean Water Rule; defines ‘waters of the United States’
EPA says Clean Water Act ruling does not create any new permitting requirements and maintains all previous ag exemptions. Ag groups disagree.
EPA drops West Virginia farm’s Clean Water Act case
The Environmental Protection Agency has dropped an appeal for a ruling concerning a West Virginia farm.
Roberts, Johanns fighting EPA permit layers
S. 175 would ensure Clean Water Act permits are not needed for the applications of pesticides and amends FIFRA by stating that no permit shall be required for the use of a pesticide that is registered under FIFRA.
W.Va. poultry grower vindicated: EPA backs off Clean Water permit demand
The U.S. EPA has withdrawn an order demanding that West Virginia poultry grower Lois Alt obtain a Clean Water Act discharge permit for stormwater runoff from her farmyard.
