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Supreme Court Willing to Reconsider Deference to Administrative Agencies

by Stephen Miller, Jeffrey Monhait | Cozen O'Connor on 4/24/2013

Most of the federal government's authority is exercised, on a day-to-day basis, through its administrative agencies. Central to the efficiency of those agencies — such as it is — is the judiciary's substantial deference to...more

Supreme Court Reverses 9th Circuit on Logging Roads, Deferring to EPA on Its Industrial Stormwater Rule

by Anthony Cavender, Wayne Whitlock, Tamara Zakim | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/8/2013

On March 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 7-1 decision that Clean Water Act permits are not required for stormwater runoff from logging roads. The decision in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center defers...more

No Permit Required For Timber Harvesting

by Darlene Marsh | Burr & Forman on 4/5/2013

The U. S. Supreme Court’s March 20, 2013, decision in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center is good news for the logging industry. The Clean Water Act (Act) and EPA’s Silvicultural Rule (Regulation) do not require...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - March 27, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/28/2013

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - California lawmakers propose bills to halt fracking; Bureau of Reclamation ordered to prepare full environmental impact statement for Central Valley Project water...more

No Permits Required for Channeled Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads

by Victoria Hollinger | Morgan Lewis on 3/27/2013

Supreme Court ruling gives deference to EPA's interpretation of its own regulations. On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the consolidated cases of Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center and...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - March 22, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/25/2013

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - U.S. top court rules for timber industry over road runoff; U.S. Supreme Court grants review of plan by forest service to manage Sierra Nevada; Federal Appeals Court...more

Supreme Court Confirms EPA’s Interpretation That Logging Roads Do Not Require NPDES Permits

by Chris Carr, Shaye Diveley | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/22/2013

In a 7-1 decision overruling the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) long-standing interpretation that stormwater run-off from logging roads are exempt from NPDES...more

U.S. Supreme Court: NPDES Permits Are Not Required For Logging Road Stormwater Runoff

by Robert Maynard | Perkins Coie on 3/22/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a 2010 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision and reaffirmed that a federal Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) point source discharge permit is not...more

Logging Roads Get A Pass – At Least For Now

by David Ubaldi | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/22/2013

Yesterday, in a 7-1 decision with Justice Scalia the lone dissenter, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a major victory to the forest products industry. As it does so often, the Court reversed a Ninth Circuit ruling that had...more

Logging Road Runoff Does Not Require an NPDES Permit: The Supreme Court (For Now) Defers to EPA’s Interpretation of Its Own...

by Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 3/21/2013

Yesterday, in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, the Supreme Court ruled that runoff from logging roads does not constitute a discharge from a point source that requires an NPDES permit. The decision upholds...more

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Supreme Court Willing to Reconsider Deference to Administrative Agencies

Supreme Court Reverses 9th Circuit on Logging Roads, Deferring to EPA on Its Industrial Stormwater Rule

No Permit Required For Timber Harvesting

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - March 27, 2013

No Permits Required for Channeled Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - March 22, 2013

Supreme Court Confirms EPA’s Interpretation That Logging Roads Do Not Require NPDES Permits

U.S. Supreme Court: NPDES Permits Are Not Required For Logging Road Stormwater Runoff

Logging Roads Get A Pass – At Least For Now

Logging Road Runoff Does Not Require an NPDES Permit: The Supreme Court (For Now) Defers to EPA’s Interpretation of Its Own...

Environmental Update - Michigan Environmental News November/December 2012

Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Clean Water Act Case

EPA Pushes Back On Stormwater Discharges From Logging Roads

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Issues Final Rule For Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

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