Clean Water Act

Landmark Supreme Court ruling in Chevron case could curb environmental protections in California

Photo: A drone view of the Chevron Richmond Refinery in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area…

4 months ago

EPA releases information that states and Tribes can use to protect local fish from toxic tire chemicals

From the US EPA: Today, June 10 [2024], the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published water quality screening values under the…

5 months ago

Colorado to shield thousands of acres of wetlands, miles of streams after U.S. Supreme Court left them vulnerable

The Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, located in the San Luis Valley, is about 15 square miles in area. (Olivia Sun,…

6 months ago

It’s Raining Stormwater NOVs in California

Photo: Adobe Stock / Romolo Tavani For many California industrial facilities, above average rainfall brought 60-day notices of violation from private…

6 months ago

The Long Life and Sudden Demise of Federal Wetlands Protection

Here’s a timeline of events. It’s no wonder that one EPA staffer’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling was a single word:…

9 months ago