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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a split decision today in two Clean Water Act cases, Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. Army Corps of Engineers.
Use of mandatory minimum penalties for clean water enforcement in New Jersey led to a 76 percent drop in violations, according to a report released by the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG).
More than 58 percent of industrial and municipal facilities across Texas discharged more pollution into our waterways than their Clean Water Act permits allow between July 2003 and December 2004, according to Troubled Waters: An analysis of Clean Water Act compliance, a new report released today by Environment Texas.
The State Auditor's report on TCEQ is just the latest indictment in a string of evidence that shows TCEQ is regularly giving sweetheart deals to law-breaking polluters. The agency is failing to collect the full amount of penalties due to the state.
AUSTIN— More than 53 percent of industrial and municipal facilities across Texas discharged more pollution into our waterways than their Clean Water Act permits allow in 2005, according to Troubled Waters: An analysis of Clean Water Act compliance, a new report released today by Environment Texas.

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