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New Hampshire: Water

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing backflow prevention. The amendments would, among other things, update and clarify the responsibilities of public water systems to prevent backflow, require annual reports to include the number of backflow prevention devices being tested, remove certain reporting requirements, and allow additional tester certifications and protocols. A hearing will be held June 26, 2024. Comments are due July 12, 2024.

New Hampshire: Water

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing non-central treatment for drinking water. The amendments would, among other things, extend the availability of non-central treatment for public water systems, streamline and clarify requirements for point-of-entry and point-of-use treatments, and improve monitoring and violation postings. A hearing will be held June 26, 2024. Comments are due July 12, 2024.

Montana: Waste

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed amendments to regulations governing the Montana Underground Storage Tank Installer and Inspector Licensing and Permitting Act. The amendments would, among other things, repeal unnecessary definitions, add new license categories for compliance testers and junior installers, extend the licensing period from one year to three years, and update fee structures. A hearing will be held June 13, 2024. Comments are due June 21, 2024.

Kansas: Water

The Department of Health and Environment seeks comment on the 2025 Intended Use Plans for the Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund and the Kansas Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. The plans would make additions to the Project Priority List of each program, include estimates and uses of anticipated capitalization grants from EPA, and establish criteria for loan forgiveness and procedures for ranking projects. A hearing will be held June 25, 2024. Comments are due the same date.

Building Food and Nutrition Security and Sovereignty

Development impacts many aspects of the food system, including where food is grown, how far food must travel, where distributors and retailers are placed, and who has access to fresh and nutritious food. By viewing development and its associated impacts through a sustainability and life-cycle lens, we can rethink the role of development and how communities can grow while fostering a strong, inclusive, affordable, accessible, and healthy food system. This Article focuses on the way local governments regulate development and how that impacts the food system.

40 Years of Chesapeake Bay Restoration: Where We Failed and How to Change Course

For more than half a century, the Chesapeake Bay and many of its tributaries have suffered from poor water quality. Compelled by an executive order and litigation, in 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load (Bay TMDL) to reduce pollution discharges and thereby restore Bay water quality; unfortunately, the Bay TMDL will fail to meet its 2025 objective.

Annual Review of Chinese Environmental Law Developments: 2023

In China, the year 2023 witnessed the further evolution of environmental protection and development of legislation and rulemaking. This mainly included adoption of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law, revision of the Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, and adoption of a series of judicial interpretations. This Comment summarizes some of the year’s major developments.

Why Sustainability Needs Antitrust

Sustainability promotes decisions that balance social, environmental, and economic values; antitrust seeks to preserve and promote commercial competition.

The Coastal Property Insurance Crisis

More severe storms and rising sea levels pose a threat to U.S. coastal communities, including millions of homes and businesses. Insured damages to coastal property are steadily increasing, insurance premiums are increasing, and private insurance companies have stopped serving some coastal states. Taken together, the consequences of declining availability and increasing costs constitute a coastal property insurance crisis.