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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 -

EPA Publishes Semiannual Agenda Previewing PFAS-Related Agency Actions

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/3/2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 27, 2023, published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is intended to update the public about the agency's plan to review, propose and issue regulations over the...more

PFAS: Looking Back on a Year of Activity and Preparing for 2022

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/26/2022

In 2021, there was sustained and fast-paced executive action from the Biden administration focused on emphasizing and addressing the environmental and human health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, more...more

Section 311/SPCC Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Oil Production...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/4/2019

The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Redrock Energy, Inc. (“REI”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the...more

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Maryland Department of the Environment...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/25/2018

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Court”) addressed an appeal of a Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, (“Circuit Court”) decision upholding Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) permits for...more

Two Recent Cases Spotlight Ability of Third Parties to Access Facility Information

Williams Mullen on 8/8/2017

Facility owners and operators and property developers need to meet environmental permit or performance criteria, but they also face significant compliance and logistical challenges in just managing and reporting information...more

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

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 8/17/2015

EPA Issues Direct Final Rule On Significant New Use Notification Electronic Reporting: On July 20, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule amending the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

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