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Federal court blocks nationwide small waterway regulations

From The Hill:

Court blocks Obama’s water rule nationwide

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By Timothy Cama - 10/09/15 10:55 AM EDT

A federal court ruled Friday that President Obama’s regulation to protect small waterways from pollution cannot be enforced nationwide.

In a 2-1 ruling, the Cincinnati-based Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit delivered a stinging defeat to Obama’s most ambitious effort to keep streams and wetlands clean, saying it looks likely that the rule, dubbed Waters of the United States, is illegal.

“We conclude that petitioners have demonstrated a substantial possibility of success on the merits of their claims,” the judges wrote in their decision, explaining that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new guidelines for determining whether water is subject to federal control — based mostly on the water’s distance and connection to larger water bodies — is “at odds” with a key Supreme Court ruling.

The judges said they have yet to decide whether they have jurisdiction to review the regulation, but a

Sunday and Monday Hangout this week

Please notice I put a Permanent Hangout link on the right column of the blog.

   Permanent Link

   Sundays 8pm

   Mondays 7pm

Monday this week is likely but unnot yet 100% certain.  Please check here or your email after 6pm.

If we don't connect online, look for posted grades on Monday afternoon and call anytime.

Jim

In case anyone came looking, we ended at 8:27pm.  Call during the week if I can help you.

Invasive Pop Quiz

A friend's wife posted this online.  I answered (I can't resist such challenges).  I know the family from Hampshire-Mineral counties in West Virginia.  But they travels a lot, and I don't know where the photo is from.



Do you have any suggestions?  Or how would you answer?  (Scroll down to see my answer.)

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Sunday, 8pm Hangout

As usual, I'll send a Hangout email invitation 10-15 minutes in advance.  You may also use the phone dial-in to participate by voice only (helpful for those with low bandwidth too).

            Call-in Number: (585) 632-6253 • PIN: 22875  

https://plus.google.com/hangouts

24-hour storm totals

Many (most) of the watersheds you folks are studying are due for very large rainfall totals in the next 24 hours.  It will be very tempting for you (as it is for me) to witness and perhaps photograph rising rivers first-hand, but please have a safety plan and never drive through moving water.