A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
Clean Water Act
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...
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...
Making Waves: EPA Issues Draft of Proposed Guidance for “County of Maui” Case
On December 10, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a draft guidance in...
Deconstructing the CWA: What is a TMDL?
One of the key tools employed by the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to help meet the statute’s goal of...
Murky Tides: EPA Sued for Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Violations
Two lawsuits have been filed against the Environmental Protect Agency (“EPA”) over the agency’s...
Hot Topics in Environmental Law: Litigation Updates
The past month has seen several developments in important, and on-going environmental law cases....
Ag Law Weekly: August 3 – August 9, 2020
This week's Ag Law Weekly discusses the the Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed definition of...