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Only Clean Water Report alerts you to key action as it emerges in Congress, Federal agencies, the courts, industry, states and municipalities nationwide.

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EPA’s New Carbon Sequestration Rule Could Affect Groundwater Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency this month released an initial draft of a plan to allow underground injections of carbon dioxide, a move that may ...read more.
Study: Wetlands Prove Economic Benefits in Storm Protection
America's coastal wetlands provide about $23.2 billion in economic benefits through storm protection, a new study says. Researchers ...read more.

Idaho Transportation Agency Faces Additional Fines for Storwater Violations
The Idaho Transportation Department will pay $325,000 in penalties for numerous stormwater violations of a Clean Water Act consent decree. ...read more.
Norfolk Southern Railway Tries to Dismiss Suit Alleging Violations of Clean Water Act
Attorneys for Norfolk Southern Railway are trying to get a lawsuit dismissed that accuses the railroad of violating a federal pollution law.
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Leaked Internal EPA Memo Suggests Lax CWA Enforcement
A recently release memorandum from a senior Environmental Protection Agency official has prompted two federal lawmakers to question whether the U.S. ...read more.
Cape Cod Bay Becomes the Largest Single Protected Area in Northeast
EPA has designated eleven Cape Cod, Mass. communities as "No Discharge" areas. Boat discharge and sewage are now prohibited within the ...read more.

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Lawmakers: Rapanos Brings ‘Grave Concerns’ About CWA Enforcement
A controversial Supreme Court decision and related federal guidance is significantly hampering clean water enforcement efforts, say two lawmakers ...read more.
Utility Leaders: Let Local Experts Decide Water Treatment, Not Federal Security
The federal government should not override local experts when it comes to security-related and other decisions at local water utilities, water ...read more.
Federal Settlement Could Reduce Wastewater in Massachusetts Bay
Federal officials and a Massachusetts agency have reached a settlement that will boost the treatment of wastewater before its discharge into ...read more.
Environmental Groups Fuming Over Kenyan Biofuel Plan
Environment groups are citing many concerns over a government-approved plan to convert Kenyan wetlands to biofuel production. Under the ...read more.
Supreme Court Opts to Consider Alaska Mine, Dumping Case
State Water Managers Back Attempts to Save Everglades With $1.75 Billion Deal
National Water Management Discussed by House, Senate, Water Groups
Connecticut City Will Replace Outmoded Water Treatment Systems to Remedy Sewage Discharges