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Public Lands and Natural Resources Update - November 23, 2009
Jon Simon, Matthew Love, Sam Kalen, Jeff Winmill, Tyson Kade, Ashley GarberNovember 23, 2009
Van Ness Feldman's Public Lands and Natural Resources Update is a regular summary of noteworthy policy, regulatory, and litigation developments relating to federal lands and natural resources. To receive the Update via email, please subscribe here: http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html.
Public Lands and Natural Resources Update - July 15, 2009
Jon Simon, Matthew Love, Sam Kalen, Tyson Kade, Andrew VanderJack, Jeff WinmillJuly 15, 2009
Van Ness Feldman's Public Lands and Natural Resources Update is a regular summary of noteworthy policy, regulatory, and litigation developments relating to federal lands and natural resources. To receive the Update via email, please subscribe here. http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html
Public Lands and Natural Resources Update - April 7, 2009
Jonathan Simon, Mathew Love, Sam Kalen, Jeffery WinmillApril 7, 2009
Van Ness Feldman's Public Lands and Natural Resources Update is a regular summary of noteworthy policy, regulatory, and litigation developments relating to federal lands and natural resources. To receive the Update via email, please subscribe here. http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html
District Court Requires EPA to Regulate Vessel Discharges in U.S. Ports
Sam Kalen, John Buchovecky, Ivy AndersonVan Ness Feldman Issue Alert
September 22, 2006
On September 18, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a permanent injunction which will vacate the federal rule exempting from regulation vessel discharges from marine vessels visiting United States ports. By September 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency is required to have in place a program to regulate the ballast water discharge under the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permitting program.
Department of Ecology Opens Comment Period for Revised NPDES General Permit for Boatyards
Ivy Anderson, Rick AgnewJune 2, 2005
The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a proposed revised NPDES general permit for boatyards. The revised general permit includes: an imposition of water quality benchmarks; modification of the monitoring requirements; development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan; and the requirement of vacuum sanding as a mandatory best management practice.