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Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Does EPA Have Authority to Include Narrative Criteria in NPDES Permits? Yes, For Now.

Earlier this week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed EPA’s NPDES permit issued to San Francisco’s Oceanside sewer system. San Francisco had challenged the permit on the ground that EPA does not have authority to...more

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Proposed Fugitive Emissions Amendments Bring Clarity to Major Source Permitting Requirements

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On October 14, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) permitting regulations. The proposal seeks to repeal specific 2008...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

USEPA Determines Pollutant Releases To Groundwater From Point Source Do Not Require NPDES Permit

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Seyfarth Synopsis: USEPA published an Interpretive Statement (dated April 12, 2019), that  according to the Agency “clarifies” that releases of pollutants to groundwater from a point source are “categorically excluded” from...more

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U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board: Colrain, Massachusetts Cotton Bleachery Challenges NPDES Permit Copper Limit

The Barnhardt Manufacturing Company (“BMC”) filed an October 12th Appeal for Review (“Appeal”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Promulgation of TMDLs Does Not Create a Non-Discretionary Duty to Require NPDES Permits

When EPA approved total maximum daily loads for the Charles River, but failed to require NPDES permits for persons discharging stormwater to the Charles, CLF sued. CLF alleged that EPA violated a non-discretionary duty when...more

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