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Republicans Launch Sneak Attack on Clean Water in Budget
Photo: W.Marsh / Flickr Some environmentalists fear that industry lobbyists responsible for weakening the Clean Water Act have successfully convinced the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of...
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Congressman Takes Credit for Attack on Clean Water in CR
Photo: Mike Simpson In an effort to be industry-friendly, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) added language to the Continuing Resolution that would block any attempt by the Obama Administration to enforce...
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The Polluters’ Lawyers
Legislation to strengthen the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and other environmental concerns in the 1970s did not only create new government agencies, it also spawned entire fields of law. While...
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Virginia Albrecht: Undermining the Clean Water Act – Drop by Drop
Virginia Albrecht (explore the Clean Water Timeline), dressed in a black double knit pantsuit and wearing small gold earrings, makes her way to the dais at the front of a large room in the law offices...
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EPA Fights to Stop Large Mountaintop Coal Mine
Mountain Laurel Complex in W.V. image from Google Earth A standing-room only crowd packed a federal appeals courtroom in D.C. Thursday morning to hear arguments over whether the Environmental...
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EPA’s Victory Moves Clean Water Act Fight Back to District Court
Merits of Case Must Now Be Decided Mingo Logan A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to rescind a dumping permit three years after it was...
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