EPA Announces Historic Approval Of Florida s Request To Administer The Clean Water Act Section 404 Program
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the State of Florida is the first state in more than 25 years to apply for and receive approval to implement a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 program, joining Michigan and New Jersey as the only states in the country with such authority. Today’s action formally transfers permitting authority under CWA Section 404 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to the State of Florida for a broad range of water resources within the State. This action allows the State to more effectively and efficiently evaluate and issue permits under the CWA to support the health of Florida’s waters, residents, and economy.
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Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tests positive for coronavirus Darryl Fears, Juliet Eilperin © Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt declares the bridge reopened Friday. Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt, 51, tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, the department spokesman confirmed after an inquiry from The Washington Post. Bernhardt was tested for the virus that causes covid-19 before President Trump held a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. As a result, the secretary did not attend the session. “He is currently asymptomatic and will continue to work on behalf of the American people while in quarantine,” Interior spokesman Nicholas Goodwin said in an email.
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Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tests positive for coronavirus Darryl Fears, Juliet Eilperin © Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt declares the bridge reopened Friday. Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt, 51, tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, the department spokesman confirmed after an inquiry from The Washington Post. Bernhardt was tested for the virus that causes covid-19 before President Trump held a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. As a result, the secretary did not attend the session. “He is currently asymptomatic and will continue to work on behalf of the American people while in quarantine,” Interior spokesman Nicholas Goodwin said in an email.
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Pence campaigns in Georgia Senate races; Biden settles on EPA, interior nominees Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner © Melina Mara/The Washington Post Vice President Pence appears at a rally last week in August, Ga., for the Republican candidates in Georgia s two Senate runoffs next month. Vice President Pence made another trip to Georgia on Thursday to campaign for the pair of Republicans competing in next month’s Senate runoffs, which will determine whether his party maintains control of the chamber with a Democrat in the White House. President-elect Joe Biden, meanwhile, has decided to nominate Michael S. Regan, who heads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator, and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as the next secretary of the interior, the first Native American in the post. Biden has advertised no public events Thursday. Neither has President Trump.
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