Environmental Law Flashcards
Clean Water Act (CWA)
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CWA §301 (a)
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The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
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The three NPDES Jurisdictional Elements
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NPDES “Addition”
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NPDES “Pollutant”
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National Cotton Council of America v. United States EPA (2009)
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NPDES “Navigable Waters”
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United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, (1985)
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Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC)(2001)
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Rapanos v. United States (2006)
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NPDES “Point Source”
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Southview Farm
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Avoyelles (1967)
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Plaza Health (1993)
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Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui (2020)
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State Administration of The NPDES
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NRDC v. EPA (2002)
NPDES Permit Standards
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Technology Based Standards: Industrial Dischargers
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Technology Based Standards: POTW
- Dredged Material = Material that has been excavated or dredged from the waters of the United States
- Fill Material = material placed in waters of the United States where the material has the effect of (a) replacing any portion of a water of the United States with dry land or (b) changing the bottom elevation of any portion of a water of the United States; but not including trash or garbage (which are regulated under § 402).
Water Quality Standards: CWA § 303(c)
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a. Arkansas v. Oklahoma (1992):
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TMDL
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American Farm Bureau Federation v. United States EPA (2015)
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CWA § 401 Certification
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CWA §208 and §319
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§404 Jurisdiction
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Redeposit
a. NSPS is a program that imposes technology-based requirements on categories of new and modified sources. (1) Routine Maintenance, Replacement, and repair principles apply here, Bubbling does not. (2) NSPS is set by EPA through national rule making. Partly as a result, these standards tend to be more lenient than either LAER or BACT
§404 Permit Standards
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Exceptions to §404 permits
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§404 Procedural Standards
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§404 Substantive Standards
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§404 Veto
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§404 State Authorization
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Clean Air Act (CAA)
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NAAQS
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SIP
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NSR
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NNSR
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New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
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NESHAP
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RCRA
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RCRA JDX
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RCRA Solid Waste
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RCRA Hazardous Waste
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RCRA 1985 Rule: Types of Recycling that Constitute Discard
RCRA 2008 DSW Rule
RCRA 2015 DSW Rule
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RCRA Hazardous Wastes: Listed Hazardous Wastes
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RCRA Generator Program: Categories of Generators
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RCRA TSDS
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EPA-Led Enforcement: Investigations
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EPA-Led Enforcement: Investigations
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EPA-Led: Civil P
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EPA Administrative Enforcement Action: Compliance Orders
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EPA-Led enforcement: Agency Action: Environmental Audits
EPA-Led Criminal Sanctions: 4 Categories of Criminal Violations
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EPA Led Enforcement Action: Administrative Penalties
Citizen-Led Enforcement: Causes of Action
Citizen-Led Enforcement: Suit Elements
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Citizen-Led Enforcement: Mootness
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Citizen-Led Enforcement: Preclusion
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Citizen-Led Suit Attorney’s Fees
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CERCLA
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CERCLA Jurisdiction
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CERCLA Liability: Elements
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CERCLA PRPs
CERCLA Liability: Defense to Liability
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CERCLA Clean Up
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NEPA
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NEPA Jurisdiction
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NEPA Procedure
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EA
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EIS
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Exemptions to NEPA
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NEPA Judicial REview
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ESA
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ESA §4 – Listing Species
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Departments and Services Responsible for ESA
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Definition of Endangered
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Definition of Threatened
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Definition of Critical Habitat
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ESA Recovery
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ESA Jeopardy
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ESA Take Prohibition
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ESA §10: Exemptions
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Regulatory Takings
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Pen Central Balancing Test
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Exceptions to Penn Central
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Takings Timing
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Tahoe-Sierra Taking Regulation
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Murr Taking Test
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