Tag: Clean Water Act
Anadarko Petroleum ordered to pay $159.9M for Macondo well blowout
Anadarko pleased penalty less than prosecutors requested, but may appeal NEW ORLEANS _ A federal judge says a minority owner of the well that spewed 130 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 must pay $159.5 million in Clean Water Act fines. Judge Carl Barbier noted in Monday’s opinion that prosecutors […]
Arkansas pipeline leak $5M agreement OK’d by federal judge
2013 Exxon Mobile Arkansas pipeline leak near Mayflower LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A federal judge approved a $5 million settlement among the operators of an oil pipeline, the state of Arkansas and the federal government Wednesday, finding that the deal to end claims stemming from a spill two years ago satisfied the public interest even if it might […]
Clean Water Act lawsuits launched by Texas, North Dakota
States, agencies claim Clean Water Act restricts private property rights, tangles owners in red tape The Environmental Protection Agency is facing several lawsuits over its new rule that gives federal agencies authority to protect some streams, tributaries and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Thirteen states led by North Dakota filed a lawsuit Monday, as well as the […]
Clean Water Act: Texans oppose EPA’s new rule as ‘power grab’
Clean Water Act needs to go back to the drawing board – Rep. Lamar Smith Let there be no question where Texans stand on the Obama Administration’s latest attempt to redefine the Clean Water Act: They’re mad as hell. “The EPA’s latest regulatory overreach represents a new level of absurdity by attempting to define ditches […]
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