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EPA’s Approval of California’s New Trash Control Policy A Key Step Towards Goal of Zero Trash in State Waters

Thu Feb 18th, On Environmental Law, by

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it has approved the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) new water quality standards for trash in state waters. The standards are part of California’s new Trash Control Policy, designed to keep trash out of streams, lakes, bays, estuaries, coastal, and ocean waters. EPA’s approval puts into effect amendments to the state’s Water Quality Control Plan for the Ocean Waters of California, […]

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