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NOAA announced that it is beginning the process to identify aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska state waters to help sustainably advance invertebrate and seaweed aquaculture, in partnership with the state of Alaska.
NOAA announced that it is beginning the process to identify aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska state waters to help sustainably advance invertebrate and seaweed aquaculture, in partnership with the state of Alaska.
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for environmental groups in a CWA/SMCRA citizen suit concerning the discharge of pollutants from surface coal mines in West Virginia. The groups argued a coal mining company violated the CWA by discharging mining pollutants at Rush...
A district court denied in part and dismissed in part two nonprofit groups' challenge to DOE's approval of a freshwater offshore wind project in Lake Erie. The groups argued DOE violated NEPA by failing to prepare an EIS and failing to take a "hard look" at reasonable alternatives and cumulative imp...
United States v. Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority, No. 23-cv-00225 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 29, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that allegedly discharged to waters of the United States without an NPDES permit and violated the operations and maintenance conditions of its NPDES permit must perform injunctive relief and pay a civil penalty of $598,490.
EPA announced its intent to approve revisions to Texas' Public Water System Supervision program.
United States v. Waco Oil & Gas Co., Inc., No. 23-cv-00078 (N.D.W. Va. Sept. 28, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that discharged pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States must restore impacted areas, perform mitigation, and pay a civil penalty.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management amended its renewable energy regulations to update the definition of “Outer Continental Shelf” and add the definition of “State” in conformity with the Inflation Reduction Act.
United States v. Mount Vernon, No. 18-5845 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 19, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant must take steps necessary to bring its municipal separate storm sewer system into compliance and pay a $100,000 civil penalty.
EPA revised and replaced the 2020 regulatory requirements for water quality certification under CWA §401.
EPA Region 1 announced the availability of the draft NPDES non-contact cooling water general permit for discharges to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of New Hampshire.