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The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination. The CWA seeks to accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -

Our Environmental Statutes Are Broken

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 11/30/2022

Last week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a writ of mandamus to the Center for Biological Diversity, imposing a deadline on EPA to issue an “effects determination” concerning the potential impacts of the pesticide...more

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, October 2019

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 10/17/2019

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EDF Reports That EPA Has “Muzzled” SACC: The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) published a September 16, 2019, blog item entitled “EPA’s latest move to deflect criticism of its TSCA risk evaluations: Muzzle...more

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, October 2017

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 10/18/2017

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Schedules PPDC Meeting: On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the scheduling of a Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) meeting for November 1-2, 2017. 82...more

House Passes Pesticide Spraying Legislation

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 5/26/2017

On May 24, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017, by 256-165 vote. H.R. 953, which is similar to bills introduced in the past three congresses, would overturn a...more

Implications of “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) Rule Rollback for Pesticide Permitting

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 3/13/2017

President Trump’s February 28, 2017, Executive Order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to rescind and replace the Clean Water Rule (CWR) is the latest...more

Impacts of the 2016 U.S. Election on Environmental Law, Policy, and Enforcement

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 11/17/2016

The 2016 election results will have wide-ranging impacts on the future direction of environmental law, policy, and enforcement in the U.S. With 100 lawyers in offices around the U.S. focused on environmental and natural...more

EPA Issues Final 2016 NPDES Pesticide General Permit

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 11/9/2016

On November 1, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide General Permit for Point Source Discharges from the Application of...more

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, July 2015

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 7/21/2015

EPA Seeks Comment On Series 810 Test Guidelines: On June 17, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability for comment of several Series 810, non-binding, draft test guidelines developed by...more

House Bill Would Block EPA From Vetoing Dredge And Fill Permits Issued By Army Corps Of Engineers, and Other Recent CWA...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 4/6/2015

House Bill Would Block EPA From Vetoing Dredge And Fill Permits Issued By Army Corps Of Engineers: On March 3, 2015, West Virginia's entire House of Representatives delegation re-introduced a bill that is intended "to stop...more

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