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Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet
Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act, leading to strict pollution regulations and billions of dollars in spending on cleanups of rivers, streams and lakes. But challenges remain.
Md. high court upholds MDE’s stricter stormwater standards, cites precedent
Maryland may impose upon counties stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those under the Clean Water Act, the state’s top court ruled.
Clean water group sues Baltimore to halt pollution at city wastewater treatment plants
Blue Water Baltimore has filed a lawsuit on behalf of its members to compel enforcement of pollution regulations at Baltimore's wastewater treatment plants.
Judge tosses Trump rollback of clean water safeguards
A federal judge has thrown out a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.
Justices decline to hear Carroll Co.’s stormwater appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand without comment a decision that the Maryland Department of the Environment can impose upon counties stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those called for under the federal Clean Water Act. The justices refused to hear Carroll County’s appeal of a Maryland high court decision that MDE acted […]
Maryland urges justices to reject Carroll Co.’s stormwater appeal
States may impose upon their counties stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those called for under the federal Clean Water Act, the Maryland Department of the Environment stated Thursday in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to turn aside Carroll County’s claim that MDE’s demand violated the law. In papers filed with the justices, MDE’s counsel […]
Justices show interest in Carroll County’s stormwater appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has shown an interest in hearing Carroll County’s argument that the Maryland Department of the Environment imposed upon the county stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those permitted under the federal Clean Water Act. The high court last week told the department to respond to the county’s contention that the act’s […]
Carroll Co. seeks Supreme Court review of stormwater obligation
The Maryland Department of the Environment imposed upon Carroll County stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those permitted under the federal Clean Water Act, the county is arguing in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn a decision that upheld MDE’s imposition. In papers filed with the justices last week, Carroll stated the […]
High court defers to MDE, upholds agency’s stormwater permits
The Maryland Department of the Environment validly imposed stormwater-protection standards on two counties more stringent than the counties’ population sizes would generally call for under the law and legitimately mandated that they reduce polluting discharges beyond “the maximum extent practicable,” as stated by statute, a sharply divided Maryland high court has ruled. In its 4-3 [&hell[...]
Frosh, attorneys general sue Trump administration over water rule
Eleven state attorneys general sued President Donald Trump's administration over the delay of a rule that would have expanded areas protected by the Clean Water Act.
Agreement on rules to grow, protect bay
What the group called a “fragile compromise” has been reached between Maryland officials and local development stakeholders on how to manage pollution expected to be caused by continued growth around the state.
EPA: Affirm agency power to regulate farm runoff
ELKINS, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants a judge to affirm its power to make poultry growers get water pollution permits for runoff from their operations — even though it’s withdrawn the requirement for a West Virginia farmer who sued. Hardy County farmer Lois Alt is challenging EPA’s authority to apply a Clean […]
