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EPA Agrees to Settlement in Chesapeake Bay Pollution Lawsuit

The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit over the agency s failure to make Pennsylvania abide by the same clean water requirements as other states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The 2020 lawsuit demanded the agency enforce the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, a multistate compact which sets limits on the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment flowing into the bay from watershed states. The suit contended the agency did not do enough to compel Pennsylvania to create and implement a plan to meet pollution goals. . ....

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Rio Grande River Water Usage Accountability Heats Up

A conservation group which has fought to know how water from the Rio Grande is being used by a regional irrigation district in New Mexico will continue its battle for accountability after a judge sided with its arguments. WildEarth Guardians said the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District has been issued water permits and extensions for 90 years, without having to adequately prove what s called "beneficial use." The judge ruled the New Mexico State Engineer violated state law when a challenge brought by WildEarth Guardians was dismissed. Samantha Ruscavage-Barz, legal director for WildEarth Guardians, said the district is the single largest water user in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, and argued rubber-stamping of extensions needs to end. . ....

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