Clean Water Act of 1972
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Advocates cheer new protection for once-filthy Presumpscot River
Gov. Janet Mills signed the law banning waste discharge licenses for the Lower Presumpscot, granting researchers and activists 4 years to form a long-term plan to preserve the river's health.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation’s waterways
The injunction applies to 24 states that filed a lawsuit. Maine is not among them, but New Hampshire is.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
New justice joins bench as Supreme Court hears dispute over Clean Water Act
The court began its new term on Monday, when several conservative justices seemed skeptical of wetlands regulation in a case that tests the reach of the Clean Water Act beyond rivers, lakes and streams.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
50 years after the Clean Water Act, the Androscoggin River has changed dramatically
The river is the cleanest it's been in more than a century.