Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Wetland permits. Section 311 –oil/hazardous substance release requirements. Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulations.

A global human rights organization has added to calls condemning federal legislation that many say will impact Indigenous ...

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Wetland permits. Section 311-Oil/Hazardous Substance release requirements. Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure regulations.

The Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal environmental protections on Tuesday in a major water pollution case. In a 5–4 ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, the justices ...

Despite opposition from Alberta and Ontario, the federal minister of Indigenous services plans to reintroduce legislation to ...

Proposed California water law would revive Clean Water Act rules Supporters of SB 601 say the bill is a response to a 2023 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court and to a second Trump administration ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage ...

Environment ministers in Alberta and Ontario don't want the federal government to reintroduce the safe drinking water law for ...

A grand jury indicted Phillips 66 for violating the federal Clean Water Act by illegally discharging 790,000 gallons of industrial wastewater into Los Angeles County's sewer system, and failing to ...

The government hopes the legislation will reduce dependence on the US, but has drawn criticism from environmental groups.

Specifically, the Corps of Engineers found that RaceTrac violated general conditions regarding management of water flows, soil erosion and sediment controls, removal of temporary structures and fills, ...

A new bill, SB-601, aims to enshrine the Clean Water Act of 1972 into California law, ensuring state water pollution laws cover the same waterways—wetlands, creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes ...