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Carbon Sequestration/Class VI Underground Injection: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Challenging Two Indiana Permits

Four individuals filed a February 22nd document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled: Petition for Review by Andrew Lenderman, Ben Lenderman, Floyd...more

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Underground Injection Control/Class II-D: Three Rivers Waterkeeper U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to Allegheny...

Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper (collectively, “Three Rivers”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled: Petition for Review by Protect...more

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Class II Injection Well Permitting: Earthjustice Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Revoke Ohio's Delegated Program

Earthjustice (“EJ”) filed an October 11th document titled: Petition to Determine by Rule that Ohio’s Class II Injection Well Permitting Program No Longer Represents an Effective Program to Prevent Underground Injection...more

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State-Level Permitting Primacy May Boost Carbon Capture and Storage

Texas and Louisiana are stepping up efforts to assume regulatory authority for an emerging wave of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. Despite carbon sequestration being highly touted as a key tool to mitigate...more

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Oh, Congress Forgot The Science

In an ACOEL blog posted on July 27, 2021, Seth Jaffe expressed his support for the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in the Maui case and the subsequent ruling by the District Court. In Maui, the Supreme Court held that an...more

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Underground Injection Control: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenge to Class II Permit Renewal

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in a May 6th Decision a Petition challenging the renewal of a Class II Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) permit. See...more

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U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board: Petition Filed Challenging Class III/Class V Underground Injection Permits for South Dakota...

The Oglala Sioux Tribe (“Petitioner”) filed a December 24th Petition for Review (“Petition”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) issuance of an underground injection control (“UIC”) Class...more

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PFAS/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Interim Strategy for NPDES Permitting

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a memorandum titled: Recommendations from the PFAS NPDES Regional Coordinators Committee - Interim Strategy for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...more

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New Environmental Appeals Board Permit Appeal Procedures Take Effect Sept. 21, 2020

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On Aug. 21, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Final Rule, Streamlining Procedures for Permit Appeals, in the Federal Register (85 Fed. Reg. 51,650), which becomes effective Sept. 21 for all...more

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US EPA Streamlines Appeals to Environmental Appeals Board

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As of Sept. 21, 2020, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB)—the body used to hear administrative appeals of permits issued by or on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—will begin operating under a new set...more

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EPA Clarifies its Stance on the Regulation of Groundwater Under the Clean Water Act

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EPA recently issued an interpretive statement (“Interpretive Statement”) setting forth its position on the Clean Water Act’s (“Act”) regulation of discharges to groundwater, offering much-needed clarity on an issue subject to...more

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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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Beware Environmental Regulations Lurking in Local Codes – Such as the Wellhead Protection Program

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Most companies know that the environmental impacts of their operations are regulated by the federal government (primarily the US Environmental Protection Agency) and various state governments (in Oregon, primarily the Oregon...more

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California to Require Domestic Water Suppliers to Test School Drinking Water for Lead

The State Water Resources Control Board recently adopted an amendment to all Domestic Water Supply Permits it issues to public water systems that supply drinking water. The amendment requires domestic water suppliers for...more

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