Wednesday, June 30, 2010

EPA Challenges West Virginia NPDES Compliance Schedules

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Compliance schedules are regularly used to allow dischargers more time to meet NPDES permit limits. Perhaps a new treatment system has to b...
Monday, June 21, 2010

EPA To Regulate Pesticide Application Under Clean Water Act

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In the past, pesticide applicators who were applying pesticides in compliance with FIFRA were not required to get NPDES permits. Following ...
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Ohio Court Upholds Limitation on Tawney Action

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In early 2009 a jury in Roane County awarded huge damages to oil and gas royalty owners who had allegedly been underpaid as a result of gas ...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

West Virginia DEP Schedules Hearings on Proposed Rules

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The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled public hearings for its 2011 proposed legislative rules. All hearing...

Rockefeller Backs Murkowski Resolution

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Senator Rockefeller has announced his support for Sen. Lisa Murkowski's resolution depriving EPA of authority to regulate carbon dioxid...

U. of Penn Law Professor Examines Climate Change Claims

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I follow with interest the debate over climate change, generally on sites like Watts Up With That, now the most popular science blog on the...
Monday, May 31, 2010

EPA Sets Thresholds for Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements

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Here's EPA's press release on the greenhouse gas tailoring rule. It's an attempt by EPA to sidestep the requirement of the Clean...