Clean Waters Act News Today

Gene Copenhaver, a rare Easterner to serve as vice president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, is working on everything from the Farm Bill to environmental regulations.

As we’ve mentioned previously, municipal, state and federal governments aren't the only entities involved with preserving the state's rivers and other waterways.

The Massachusetts State Department of Environmental Protection has proposed new limits on n

BOSTON — A scrap metal company will pay $3 million to settle claims that it violated federal laws by polluting the Merrimack River and other protected bodies of water with

BOSTON — A scrap metal company will pay $3 million to settle claims that it violated federal laws by polluting the Merrimack River and other protected bodies of water with

BOSTON — A scrap metal company will pay $3 million to settle claims that it violated federal laws by polluting the Merrimack River and other protected bodies of water with

An environmental watchdog is pressing forward with lawsuits against the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale in an effort to get them to clean up local creeks. Court filings earlier this year show ongoing disputes between the parties.

Every two years, the Clean Water Act requires states to publish a list of all waters not meeting water quality standards and an overall report on surface water quality status

(Des Moines) -- Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the Environmental Protection Agencys adjustment in the Waters of the U.S. rule is not much of an improvement.

This week Massachusetts Federal District Court Judge Richard Stearns dismissed two counts of the Conservation Law Foundation's and Charles River Watershed Association's lawsuit against...