For many reasons, 2020 was a noteworthy year. One of those reasons was the developments in many...
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Clearing the Air: Maryland Court Finds State Must Regulate Gaseous Ammonia Under CWA
A judge in a Maryland Circuit Court ruled in a decision released earlier this month that the state...
Hot Topics in Environmental Law: Recent Developments in 2021
The beginning of 2021 has seen major developments in several ongoing issues involving...
The Clean Water Act, the Corps, & Section 404
The Clean Water Act of 1972 (“CWA”) is the principal statute governing water quality in the United...
Environmentalists Challenge EPA Over Flood Project
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision to Vacate General CWA Permit
On February 11, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court opinion finding...
Building Blocks: Basics of CSP
Often referred to as the largest conservation program by acreage in the United States, the...
States, Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Sulfoxaflor
On December 7, 2020, eleven states filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, opposing...
Pressing Pause: EPA Asks DOJ to Seek Stays of Litigation
On January 21, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent a letter to the Department...
Overview of Trump Administration’s Environmental “Midnight Regulations”
As the United States prepares to switch from one presidential administration to the next, the...