Poultry, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-446X
ISSN: 2375-446X
Department of Fishery Science and Research, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, United States
Review Article
The Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification: A Review of Millennium Pipeline CO., L.L.C. v. SEGGOS
Author(s): Somtochukwu Attamah
State participation in the protection of water quality of the waters of the United States plays a key role in curtailing environmental issues. The Congress in Section 401 of the clean water act empowers the states to either approve or deny certification before Federal Energy Regulatory Commission grants a permit for a project that may affect the water quality or if states refuse to act within a period of one year, such authority to certify is waived. However, the section has become controversial because courts, through their decisions, has limited the authority of the states in deciding on a request for certification. Also, political administrations pass executive orders that limits the powers of the states in their decision making relating to section 401 certification. The basic challenge from court decisions and executive orders is the concept of time limit in which a state is requi.. View More»