By Mark S. Kuhar The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) staff met with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 7 on their recently proposed Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Rule, which, if enacted as-is, would allow the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to regulate geographically isolated water bodies and wetlands.
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EPA and Army Corps Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
Agriculture’s Exemptions and Exclusions from Clean Water Act Expanded by Proposal. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNSSGA Seeks Changes in EPA Rule
NSSGA staff met with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 7 on their recently proposed Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Rule, which, if enacted as-is, would allow the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to regulate geographically isolated water bodies and wetlands.
Read MoreNSSGA Pounces On Proposed Clean Water Act Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) jointly released a proposed rule to clarify protection under the Clean Water Act for streams and wetlands. The proposed rule will “benefit businesses by increasing efficiency in determining coverage of the Clean Water Act,” the agencies said. The agencies are launching a robust outreach effort over…
Read MoreEPA Agenda Includes Clean Water Act Expansion
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nov. 27 regulatory agenda included items related to the Clean Water Act, lead paint programs, post-construction stormwater and stormwater ELG, among other items.
Read MoreNSSGA to File Amicus Brief
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) will file an amicus brief in support of Mingo Logan’s certiorari petition for the Supreme Court to hear Mingo Logan v. EPA. In July, the D.C. Court of Appeals denied Mingo Logan Coal Company’s petition to rehear en banc its recent decision upholding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Act authority…
Read MoreXTO Energy Agrees to $100K Fine for Wastewater Spill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice reached a settlement with XTO Energy on July 18 over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) stemming from a spill of gas drilling wastewater in central Pennsylvania.
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