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Court Rules Ship Discharge Permit Illegal

October 5, 2015 | Advocacy, Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, EPA, Invasive Species, Lawsuits, National, NPDES Permits

Today’s court decision completely vindicates the effort NWEA started nearly 17 years ago, to regulate ship discharge of ballast water laden with invasive species under the Clean Water Act.  In this, our fourth lawsuit on ballast water, the Second Circuit has issued a...

Ballast Water Appeal Goes to NY

January 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, EPA, Invasive Species, Lawsuits, National, NPDES Permits

Federal Appeals Court in New York to Hear Oral Argument in Ballast Water Appeal  On Friday, January 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, located in New York, will hear oral argument in a challenge to the legality of the U.S. Environmental...

NWEA Continues Fight on Invasive Species

August 6, 2014 | Advocacy, Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, EPA, Invasive Species, Lawsuits, National, NPDES Permits

On Friday, August 1st NWEA filed yet another a legal brief challenging EPA’s failure to adequately restrict invasive species in ships’ ballast water discharges.  Fifteen years and four lawsuits later, NWEA continues its fight to stop invasive species from destroying...

Challenge to EPA Ballast Water Permit Filed

March 9, 2014 | Advocacy, Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, EPA, Invasive Species, Lawsuits, National, NPDES Permits

The never ending fight to stop invasive species from ballast water permit. Hard to believe NWEA started working on the Ballast Water issue, to prevent the discharge of invasive species from ships, some 15 years ago and while we’ve had some success it hasn’t been...

EPA Again Fails to Control Invasive Species from Ship Discharges

April 7, 2013 | Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, EPA, Invasive Species, National, NPDES Permits, Uncategorized, Water Quality

EPA has issued its second national permit to control invasive species from ship discharges and the result is not much better than the first permit. The national permit, known as the Vessel General Permit (VGP), is intended to control the discharge of invasive species,...

Shipping Industry Loses Legal Challenge to Ballast Water Discharge Permit

August 1, 2011 | Advocacy, Ballast Water, Clean Water Act, Invasive Species, Lawsuits, National, NPDES Permits, Water Quality

A federal appellate court in Washington, D.C. has rejected a legal challenge by the shipping industry to the permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for ships to discharge ballast water containing invasive species.  The permit, while issued by EPA, also...
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