Tag: Clean Water
Cardin Celebrates the Success of the Clean Water Act on its 45th Anniversary
In advance of the 45th anniversary of the Clean Water Act on Wednesday, October 18, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement in support of clean water.
Cardin Celebrates the Success of the Clean Water Act on its 45th Anniversary
In advance of the 45th anniversary of the Clean Water Act on Wednesday, October 18, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement in support of clean water.
Senator Markey Statement on EPA Roll Back of Clean Water Rule
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their effort to repeal the...
AG Healey Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing President Trump’s Executive Order that Guts...
Attorney General Maura Healey today joined attorneys general and chief legal officers from New York, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Oregon and Vermont in releasing the below statement opposing President Trump’s executive order which the President described as paving the way to eliminating the Clean Water Rule (also known as the Waters of the United States Rule):
Vermont Clean Water Fund Board Will Meet on April 8, 2016
The Clean Water Fund Board will meet on Friday, April 8, at 1:00 PM at the Agency of Transportation 5th Floor Board Room in the Davis Building at the National Life complex in Montpelier. The public is invited to attend.
Railway Company Settles Clean Water Act Violations in Maine and Mass
Pan Am Railways has agreed to settle EPA allegations that they violated the federal Clean Water Act at two of its railyards operating in Waterville, Maine, and East Deerfield, Mass. The company has agreed to pay a fine of $152,000 to resolve the violat...
Cottonwood Creek, Inc. to pay $170,000 for Clean Water Act violations at oil pumping...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Enid, Oklahoma-based Cottonwood Creek, Inc. in which the company has agreed to pay a $170,000 penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to oil pollut...
County manager appoints new member to Clean Water Commission
McDevitt is a member of the California State Bar Association and previously served on the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury. He also was a senior manager in information technology for DIRECTV and NorthPoint Communications, Inc. McDevitt is currently self...
EPA, National Aquarium, business leaders stress importance of Clean Water Rule on environment, economy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined officials from local boating businesses, brewers and the National Aquarium at the Inner Harbor today to highlight what the Obama Administration’s Clean Water Rule means to Maryland’s rivers, streams a...
Commissioner Frank Jewell reappointed to state Clean Water Council
St. Louis County Commissioner Frank Jewell has been reappointed by Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the Minnesota Clean Water Council. Jewell is one of two county commissioners in the state to serve on the Council, and has done so since 2011. His re-ap...
Obama Administration’s Clean Water Rule Continues Assault on Nation’s Farmers
Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) today released the following statement after the Obama Administration finalized its Clean Water Act Waters of the United States Rule.
Governor Abbott Statement On EPA Water Regulations
Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement regarding the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Rule
Senator Perdue: Sweeping New Waters Rule Another Massive Overreach By Washington
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) released the following statement after the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a sweeping new rule that will drastically redefine how water is subject to regulatory requirements under...
Rep. Ellison Applauds EPA’s Final Clean Water Rule
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Clean Water Rule.
Cardin Praises Final Clean Water Rule Issued by EPA and U.S. Army Corps of...
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and former Chairman of the Senate Water and Wildlife Subcommittee, today praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engine...
Young Condemns Administration’s Massive Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction Under Clean Water Act
Alaska Congressman Don Young today released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s massive expansion of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act through the release of a final rule redefining the “Waters of the Uni...
REP. NAPOLITANO PRAISES EPA’S CLARIFICATION OF FINAL CLEAN WATER ACT RULE
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte), the Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, praised the public release of the final Clean Water Protection rulemaking by the Obama administrat...
Obama administration issues rule to help protect California’s beaches
Sixty-six percent of California’s streams, including those that feed into the Pacific Ocean, will regain federal protections under a final rule signed today by top Obama administration officials. The Clean Water Rule restores Clean Water Act safeguar...
DeGette Statement on EPA’s Clean Water Rule
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers issued the final Clean Water Rule earlier today
Polis: Clean Water is Essential to Coloradans’ Way of Life
“This rule is a result of nearly 15 years of analysis, a million public comments, and over 400 public hearings. I applaud the Administration for listening to the concerns that many had and addressing them in the final rule. Clean water is essential t...
Schakowsky Supports Clarification of Clean Water Act
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a final rule clarifying “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The rule includes protections for sources of drinking and recreational wa...
Duke Energy Subsidiaries Plead Guilty and Sentenced to Pay $102 Million for Clean Water...
Three subsidiaries of North Carolina-based Duke Energy Corporation, the largest utility in the United States, pleaded guilty today to nine criminal violations of the Clean Water Act at several of its North Carolina facilities and agreed to pay a $68 mi...
Delegation Announces $270k to Buoy Clean Water Pumpout Facilities for RI Boaters Funds through...
In an effort to protect the health of Rhode Island’s waters, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced today that Rhode Island will receive $270,385 through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...
U.S. Senators Collins, King Announce Clean Water Protection Grant
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be awarding the state of Maine $355,930 in funding under the Clean Vessel Act grant program to promote clean water and recreational boating
REP. NAPOLITANO OPPOSES RECKLESS GOP ATTACK ON CLEAN WATER ACT
“I oppose this bill because it simply does not work. The sponsors of this bill claim it will not kill the ongoing rulemaking, but only tell the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA to do the rulemaking over again. Yet, just two weeks ago, House Republican...
Inaugural Storm Drain Art Contest Winners Announced; Messages in Living Color on the Importance...
As part of the County’s outreach efforts to educate residents on water pollution and stormwater management, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is painting three storm drains with art and informational messaging. The paintings are the wi...
EPA, Justice Department, and State of California will announce a Clean Water Act settlement...
On April 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of California will a nnounce a Clean Water Act settlement with Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. to protect water quality in P...
EPA Announces New Home for New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program; The Hudson...
New York, N.Y. - September 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has selected the Hudson River Foundation as the new host for the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program. The Harbor &#...
