Clean Water Rule
CASS writes a letter requesting an extension of public comment period for WOTUS repeal
SWS Membership Benefits The Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) has written a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requesting an extension of the public comment period for the WOTUS Clean Water Rule repeal. Read the letter. Categories Biofuel CASS Chapter News Clean Water Rule…
Read More20,000 scientists warn that repeal of Wetlands Rule puts important aquatic resources at risk
SWS Membership Benefits The rule to repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Clean Water Rule (CWR) was filed on July 27 in the Federal Register. Comments on the proposed rule to repeal are due by August 28. The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first announced their intent to repeal and replace…
Read MoreEndorsement of amici curiae brief of wetland and water scientists in support of the Clean Water Rule
SWS Membership Benefits Representing over 200,000 members and 130+ professional societies and research organizations, the Society of Wetland Scientists, along with the American Fisheries Society, American Institute for Biological Sciences, Ecological Society of America, Phycological Society of America, Society for Ecological Restoration and Society for Freshwater Science sent letters supporting the Waters of the United…
Read MoreCourt to hear case against Obama’s Water Rule
SWS Membership Benefits A Cincinnati-based federal appeals court ruled Monday that it has the jurisdiction to hear numerous consolidated challenges to the Obama administration’s contentious water pollution rule. Read more. Categories Biofuel CASS Chapter News Clean Water Rule Climate Change Coastal Wetlands Conservation Declarations Diversity EPA Letters of Comment Management Navigable Waters Protection Rule Policy Ramsar…
Read MoreEPA’s ruling on the waters of the United States
SWS Membership Benefits On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, President Obama rejected an attempt by congressional Republicans to overturn his landmark regulation asserting federal power over small bodies of water. The EPA’s rule, dubbed the Clean Water Rule would ensure that water used for drinking, recreation, economic development and other purposes is kept safe. Read more. Categories…
Read MoreCASS strongly opposes Senate Joint Resolution 22, invalidating the final Clean Water Rule
SWS Membership Benefits Dear Senator: We are writing today on behalf of CASS (Consortium of Aquatic Scientific Societies), a group of five scientific societies that include the American Fisheries Society, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, the Phycological Society of America, the Society for Freshwater Science, and the Society of Wetland Scientists.…
Read MoreSWS supports the EPA proposed rule on waters of the U.S.
SWS Membership Benefits Compiled by SWS members Joy Zedler, Daniel Larkin and Carter Johnson. SWS is an international membership organization of more than 3,000 wetland professionals dedicated to fostering sound wetland science, education, and management. SWS supports the EPA proposed rule on waters of the US as follows: The proposed rule is science-based, following EPA’s review…
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