May 17, 2012 2:49 PM
EPA has issued final area designations for the 2008 air quality standards for ground-level ozone, otherwise known as smog.
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May 10, 2012 11:56 AM
FWS has published a notice that it is considering whether to list the eastern diamondback rattlesnack as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. Diamondbacks are found throughout much of the Deep South. FWS is accepting public comments through July 9, 2012.
If the diamondback is listed as threatened, efforts to manage diamondbacks would be subject to federal regulation. We've provided some questions and answers to explain what this means. . . .
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May 9, 2012 11:14 AM
EPA has released draft guidance for permitting the underground injection of fluids as part of oil- and gas-related hydraulic fracturing using diesel fuels under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control Program.
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May 7, 2012 1:22 PM
The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has proposed amendments to the Georgia Rules for “Solid Waste Management,” Chapter 391-3-4.
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May 4, 2012 1:35 PM
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, EPA released its latest list of 30 contaminants to be monitored between 2013 and 2015 by approximately 6,000 public water systems throughout the United States.
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May 2, 2012 9:54 AM
BLM recently announced its intention to auction oil and gas rights on June 14, 2012, in the Talladega National Forest and Conecuh National Forest.
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April 27, 2012 4:53 PM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on April 18, 2012, that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is not required to designate “critical habitat” for the Florida panther.
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April 23, 2012 8:42 AM
On April 20, 2012, the Alabama Environmental Management Commission ("AEMC") met to discuss certain environmental issues affecting the state.
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March 6, 2012 2:23 PM
On January 25, 2012, EPA announced the launch of a new web tool, the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool.
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February 28, 2012 2:00 PM
On February 24, 2012, the Alabama Environmental Management Commission ("AEMC") met to discuss certain environmental issues affecting the state.
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February 22, 2012 4:32 PM
In a significant decision for hydropower -- and a case in which both sides cited accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition up the Missouri River -- the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of power company PPL Montana and unanimously overturned a decision of the Montana Supreme Court that had granted the State of Montana ownership of riverbeds underlying company-owned hydroelectric dams.
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February 21, 2012 12:50 PM
Today's Federal Register includes final notice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) 2012 Nationwide Permits (NWPs). See 77 Fed. Reg. 10184 (Feb. 21, 2012). The Corps is reissuing 48 of the 49 existing NWPs and all existing general conditions and definitions, with some modifications. The Corps is also issuing two new NWPs, three new general conditions, and three new definitions. The effective date for the 2012 NWPs is March 19, 2012, and they will expire on March 18, 2017.
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February 9, 2012 9:19 AM
On the morning of January 28, 2012, 50 law students, lawyers, and friends gathered in Tuscaloosa’s Rosedale Park, which was devastated by last April’s tornado, to plant trees in memory of Balch & Bingham partner Tripp Head.
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December 16, 2011 1:45 PM
The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees released the Deepwater Horizon Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan & Environmental Assessment for formal public comment.
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December 12, 2011 4:48 PM
On December 9th, the Alabama Environmental Management Commission ("AEMC") met to discuss certain environmental issues affecting the state.
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December 7, 2011 5:06 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved H.R. 10: the “Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act” (“REINS Act”).
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November 10, 2011 11:45 AM
Air quality in Birmingham is improving. EPA is proposing to redesignate the Birmingham area as “attainment”—i.e., meeting the standard—for the 1997 Annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
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October 26, 2011 6:04 PM
On September 26, the Office of Inspector General released a report criticizing EPA for the procedures it used in developing and reviewing the scientific data which support its Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding.
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September 28, 2011 1:25 PM
Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a partial 90-day finding on a petition to list 404 rare, aquatic-dependent species found in twelve southeastern states as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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September 19, 2011 4:33 PM
In late August, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that $53 million in federal grants would be distributed among 17 states, including Florida and Georgia, for their efforts towards building conservation partnerships with private landowners, conservation groups, and other agencies in order to protect federally-threatened and endangered species.
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