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The US Uranium Dilemma: Domestic Production Challenges in an Era of Growing Nuclear Energy Demand

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The US has a massive disparity between domestic uranium production and demand, highlighting a critical dependency on foreign sources, particularly as nuclear energy development is expected to increase. Recent federal public...more

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EPA Withdraws Proposed Rule to Implement Federal Water Quality Standards on Tribal Lands

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On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) it had promulgated on May 5, 2023, which would have established federal Clean Water Act...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 10.11.24

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At its October 10 meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission (the Commission) unanimously found that a petition to list the western burrowing owl as an endangered or threatened species in California provides sufficient...more

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EPA Moves to Elevate Tribal Rights in Water Quality: Changes Could Modify CWA Implementation

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated two rulemaking actions, both expected to be proposed in early 2022, that could change the way the Clean Water Act (CWA) is administered across the country. ...more

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EPA Proposes Withdrawal of Maine Fish Consumption Water Quality Standards

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EPA also approves revisions to Maine’s water quality standards - On November 6, 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued public notice of a proposed action to withdraw its February 2, 2015 decision that...more

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Implementing the 2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Draft Technical Support Document titled: Implementing the 2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum (“Draft Document”)...more

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EPA's New Section 401 Guidance: Will It Limit States' Authority or Just Make Them Mad?

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Frustrated by some states’ use of their Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 authority to oppose or delay energy projects—particularly the transportation of fossil fuels—the Trump Administration last Friday issued the second...more

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Pierce Atwood Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar

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NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS - Federal - - Program Requirement Revisions Related to the Public Water System Supervision Programs for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont - EPA is giving notice that...more

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EPA's Proposed Water Quality Standards Rule Applicable to Maine

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On April 20, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed federal water quality standards that would apply to certain waters in Maine in place of existing Maine standards that EPA has disapproved. The proposed...more

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. New Interim DEP Commissioner - On Tuesday, September 8, at 4:30 pm Avery Day was sworn in as...more

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