by Brigit Rollins | Mar 4, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
The Clean Water Act of 1972 (“CWA”) is the principal statute governing water quality in the United States. The goal of the CWA is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.” 33 U.S.C. § 1251(a). To achieve that...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 25, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) over the agency’s decision to revoke a Clean Water Act (“CWA”) veto that it issued in 2008. The veto blocked the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”)...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 18, 2021 | Aquaculture, Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, National Environmental Policy Act, Water Law
On February 11, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court opinion finding that a nationwide Clean Water Act (“CWA”) permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) was invalid. The Ninth Circuit also upheld the vacatur of the...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 11, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Often referred to as the largest conservation program by acreage in the United States, the Conservation Stewardship Program (“CSP”) implemented by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) is a voluntary program designed to help agricultural producers...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 4, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
On December 7, 2020, eleven states filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, opposing a request from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to keep the registration for sulfoxaflor in place while the agency comes into compliance with Endangered...
