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House Bill Would Trump Supreme Court Clean Water Act Rulings
WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2007 (ENS) - Congressional hearings began Tuesday on what may be the most important Clean Water Act legislation in 30 years. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee scheduled two committee hearings this week on the current state of the Clean Water Act in light of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as well as administrative actions that are jeopardizing ...
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Obama administration developing important clean water safeguards
A proposed rule to better protect the drinking water supplies of more than 100 million Americans was sent for review to the White House today by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The action would help close a loophole in the Clean Water Act by restoring federal pollution protections to many smaller streams, wetlands and headwaters that are not now clearly ...
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How the Supreme Court broke Clean Water Act and why Congress must fix it
For decades, the Clean Water Act has broadly protected America’s lakes, rivers, streams, and drinking water sources from unregulated pollution and destruction, rescuing them from the dire straits they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. But because of a concerted effort by polluters and developers, and muddied rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, up to 60 percent (at least 15,000 ...
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EPA launches web forum on how to best protect America’s waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on how the agency can better protect and improve the health of our waters. For a two- week period, EPA is holding a Web discussion forum on how the nation can better manage some of the most significant water pollution problems facing our nation. The feedback received on the online forum will help shape the discussion at EPA’s ...
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Cape Coral company sees success with environmental cleanup, hopes to tackle state’s most polluted waters
Ecological Laboratories, a family-run business, engineers items for crop agriculture and water restoration based on its nonpatented biological formulas. Its products include microbes that clean up polluted bodies of water ranging from aquariums to lakes and a photosynthetic culture that reduces fertilizer use for crops. Michael Richter, CEO and a founding member of the company, said the ...
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Guam receives US$200,000 in economic recovery funds to improve water quality, create jobs / funds keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environment
In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded US$200,000 to Guam under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of US$39 million will be awarded nationally to states and territories for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants, which will keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human ...
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American samoa receives US$200K in economic recovery funds to improve water quality, create jobs/funds to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environment
In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded US$200,000 to American Samoa under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of US$39 million will be awarded nationally to states and territories for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants, which will keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and ...
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New Jersey receives US$1.6m in economic recovery funds to improve water quality, create jobs
In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,617,600 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of $39 million will be awarded nationally to states for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants, which will keep and create jobs to help ...
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EPA grant to improve water quality monitoring in the Gallatin Valley, Montana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $60,000 to the Gallatin Local Water Quality District to establish an integrated stream monitoring program in the East Gallatin River-Bozeman and Bozeman Creek watersheds. Today’s announcement is part of $2.7 million EPA is providing for projects across the country to help restore urban waters, support community revitalization and ...
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IBM launches RFP to help accelerate global water management solutions for vulnerable populations
IBM will support projects that can help improve access to safe drinking water for all, improve water quality by reducing pollution, increase water-use efficiency, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, increase sanitation management, and reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity. This year's RFP will have representatives from Water.org and United Nations ...
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Minnesota receives $727,600 in economic recovery funds to improve water quality
In an effort to improve water quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $727,600 to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of $39 million will be awarded nationally to states for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants that will keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and ...
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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to List of Impaired Waters for Missouri
EPA has released its proposed decision on Missouri’s 2012 list of impaired waters. EPA is approving Missouri’s listing of 253 waters as impaired, and the removal from the list of 66 water bodies. The Agency is requesting public comment on its proposed decision to restore a total of 10 water bodies and corresponding pollutants to Missouri’s 2012 impaired waters list. “We ...
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EPA awards over $59,000 to provide job training that revitalizes urban waters in New Orleans lower ninth ward
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $59,824 to Groundwork New Orleans to provide training for students working to restore polluted urban waters. The goal of the Urban Waters program is to fund research, studies, training, and demonstration projects that benefit urban waters and the surrounding land. Communities directly benefit from access to natural areas. Urban waters can be canals, ...
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Indiana receives US$954k in Economic Recovery funds to improve water quality
In an effort to improve water quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $954,000 to Indiana Department of Environmental Management under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of $39 million will be awarded nationally to states for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants that will keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human ...
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Georgia receives US$669,600 in Economic Recovery funds to improve water quality, create jobs
In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded US$669,600 to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of US$39 million will be awarded nationally to states for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) grants, which will keep and create jobs to help prevent water ...
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EPA approves Nebraska’s list of impaired waters
EPA has approved Nebraska’s list of impaired waters, which removes 21 waters from the previous impaired waters list and adds 92 waters. Today’s decision brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 330. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) submitted its impaired waters list to EPA for review and approval, as required by the 40-year-old Clean Water Act ...
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RAE announces $4.5 million in grants for clean water and healthy coasts in Southeast New England
On Monday, Sept. 17, Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce $4.5 million in new funding for local organizations working to restore clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems to Southeast New England. The announcement event is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Pawtucket City Hall (agenda attached). The funding is provided under the 2018 ...
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Theme Salon in Techase about Polluted Water Treatment
12nd August, 2020, Theme Salon about Water Environment Treatment under COVID-19 was held in Techase. Member of senior StudienSeminar about water environment treatment of Tongji University attend the salon.2020 is a year of decisive victory in pollution prevention and control. The epidemic has added special connotations to the attack and will have an impact on environmental protection industries ...
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Overarching conclusions presents the outcomes of the 2010 world water week
Overarching Conclusions This section is based on Stockholm International Water Institute’s conclusions and what we consider as the key threads that emerged from the week. These overarching conclusions are also based on the summary reports from workshops and seminars and the rapporteur theme reports (see next section of this publication). Our interpretation of issues raised from over 100 ...
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EPA approves U.S. Virgin Islands’ list of waters facing pollution threats; new pollutants included for Christiansted Harbor, the offshore southgate subwatershed and Mangrove Lagoon (VI)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the 2010 list of waters in the U.S. Virgin Islands that are considered either impaired or threatened by pollution. An impaired water body is one that does not meet water quality standards even after pollution controls have been put in place. A threatened water body is one that is expected to be impaired within two years. The list helps ...
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