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County will not appeal injection wells ruling
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County will not appeal injection wells ruling

The Maui News | November 20, 2021 By COLLEEN UECHI, Managing Editor Maui County will not appeal a U.S. District Court’s ruling in favor of…

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An injection well at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility is shown in September 2019. A federal judge has denied Maui County’s request to reconsider a ruling in July that the county must obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act for its injection wells, which discharge treated wastewater into the ground. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
LWTF Injection Wells (Honokōwai)

Judge denies county’s request to reconsider injection wells decision

The Maui News | October 22, 2021 Ruling requires county to seek a Clean Water Act permit for wells By MELISSA TANJI, Staff Writer A…

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End the use of injection wells
LWTF Injection Wells (Honokōwai)

End the use of injection wells

Lahaina News | Jul 30, 2021 By Staff It’s long past time for the County of Maui and Maalaea condominiums to end stone age wastewater…

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Judge sides with plaintiffs again in West Maui injection wells case
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Judge sides with plaintiffs again in West Maui injection wells case

The Maui News | July 16, 2021 By MELISSA TANJI, Staff Writer Decision may bring drawn-out case to a close if county does not appeal A…

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Treated sewage flowing into the waters near Kahekili Beach Park have had an adverse effect on the wildlife there, including the reefs. Darla White/Hawaii DLNR
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Maui County Loses Again In Federal Court Over Pollution Discharges

Honolulu Civil Beat | July 16, 2021 By NICK GRUBE, Staff Writer For years, the county has violated the Clean Water Act by discharging treated…

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Supreme Court rebuffs Maui County in water pollution case
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Supreme Court rebuffs Maui County in water pollution case

Honolulu Star Advertiser |  April 24, 2020 By Timothy Hurley Maui’s multimillion-dollar appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court ended Thursday with a rejection of the…

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Quartz It just got a little harder to spew pollution into protected waters by claiming the waste is”indirect.” Image: Ephrat Livni
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Kavanaugh sides with progressives in a Supreme Court environmental case

Quartz | April 23, 2020 By Ephrat Livni Call it a slightly belated Earth Day gift, if you will. Today, the US Supreme Court decided…

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Supreme Court rejects EPA’s narrow view of Clean Water Act
LWTF Injection Wells (Honokōwai)

Supreme Court rejects EPA’s narrow view of Clean Water Act

Yahoo News | April 23, 2020 By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid…

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Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed clean water ‘loophole’ in major environment case
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Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed clean water ‘loophole’ in major environment case

 CNBC | UPDATED THU, APR 23 2020 BY Tucker Higgins, KEY POINTS The Supreme Court sided largely with environmentalists in a case over the reach…

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Supreme Court gives environmentalists narrow win in water pollution case
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Supreme Court gives environmentalists narrow win in water pollution case

USA TODAY | April 23, 2020 By Richard Wolf WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court sided loosely with environmentalists Thursday in a case that threatened to…

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