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Wetlands/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Federal Court Addresses Pleading Issue Associated with the Term "Waters of the United...

A United States District Court (Idaho) (“Court”) in an August 29th Memorandum Decision and Order (“Order”) addressed an issue arising out of a federal government Clean Water Act enforcement action. See U.S. v. Ace Black...more

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State Response to Sackett v. EPA: Colorado General Assembly Enacts Legislation Expanding Regulatory Authority Over...

The 74th General Assembly of the State of Colorado has enacted House Bill 24-1379 which is described as: …concerning the regulation of state waters in response to recent federal court action and, in connection therewith,...more

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404/Wetlands Enforcement: United States Department of Justice and Wayne County, New York Agricultural Operation Enter into Consent...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Wafler Farms, Inc., doing business as Wafler Nursery & Orchards (“WFI”) entered into a July 23rd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act....more

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District)/Special Public Notice: Programmatic Emphasis on Department of the Army Permit...

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Vicksburg District issued a May 29th Special Public Notice (“SPN”) styled: Vicksburg District Regulatory Update - ...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Earthjustice Projects Impact of Sackett v. EPA on a State-by-State Basis

The environmental organization Earthjustice has developed charts that provide the organization’s views on the impact of the United States Supreme Court decision Sackett v. EPA on the scope of the Clean Water Act term waters...more

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EPA may avoid a nationwide injunction against its most recent WOTUS rule, but the rule is still in hot water.

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Sam Hess of Inside EPA has a fulsome report on EPA's everything but the kitchen sink attempt to avoid a nationwide freeze of its most recent definition of Waters of the United States in litigation filed by a North Carolina...more

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EPA & the Army Corps of Engineers have less ability to protect wetlands than they've had in 40 years but Florida still isn't...

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We're approaching the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. EPA holding that, contrary to the view of EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers for the past 40 years, the Clean Water Act protects only...more

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Florida Loses Wetland Permitting Authority

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In a landmark decision, a federal court has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, determining that their approval of Florida’s takeover of the Clean Water Act wetlands...more

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Army Corps of Engineers Announces Post-Sackett Wetlands Protection Plans

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) on March 22, 2024, announced its plans for enhancing the protection of the country's wetlands following the U.S. Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision. In Sackett, the Supreme Court...more

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EPA's Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule will almost certainly be challenged and EPA is the underdog in the...

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EPA picked another Clean Water Act fight with the United States Supreme Court last week and I don't understand why EPA thinks it is a fight it can win. As many of you know, the jurisdictional reach of the Clean Water Act is...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.22.24

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A lawsuit challenging the federal government’s interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling in Sackett v. EPA on waters of the United States, or WOTUS, was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...more

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Massachusetts’ Resiliency Push Continues with Proposed Waterways Rules

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Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) extended the comment period for amendments it proposed in December 2023 to the Massachusetts Waterways Regulation, 310 CMR 9.00. Peter Vetere...more

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Predictions for 2024 on Federal Wetland Jurisdiction after Sackett and Regulation Amendments

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Sackett case in May of 2023, the U.S. EPA (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps (“Army Corps”) have amended federal regulations to conform to Sackett and the Army Corps has resumed...more

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“Error: 404 not found?” Federal Judge Vacates Florida’s 404 Wetlands Permitting Program

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“Error: 404 not found.” The dreaded message you see when you visit a website that no longer exists. A District of Columbia federal district court judge ended the existence of Florida’s “404 program” (for protection of federal...more

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EPA and Corps Guidance Expands Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over Wetlands Beyond the Supreme Court's Sackett Decision

In the decision Sackett v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court provided a clear statement regarding what wetlands are subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act, holding that the Clean Water Act “extends to only those wetlands...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Jurisdictional Challenge

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in a December 18, 2023, Consolidated Opinion whether certain Louisiana wetlands were subject to Clean Water Act jurisdiction. See Lewis v....more

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MassDEP Proposes New Coastal Floodplain Standards to Improve Climate Resiliency

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There has been a joke for some time now that whenever MassDEP proposes new regulations, they must have finally developed the performance standard for Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (“LSCSF”). Well, the joke’s on us,...more

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Post-Sackett, Who Will Speak for the Clean Water Act?

Earlier this month, in Lewis v. United States the 5th Circuit issued a decision interpreting the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA. The 5th Circuit decision is a model of clarity and demonstrates what I’ll call the...more

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An early Christmas present from three Fifth Circuit Judges who concluded a Louisiana property is not subject to Federal Clean...

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Garry Lewis owns 2000 acres in Livingston Parish, Louisiana and he has been fighting with the Army Corps of Engineers over whether any of those 2000 acres are wetlands subject to Federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction for over...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Request to Vacate Consent Decree Based on Sackett

A United States District Court (W.D. Washington) (“Court”) addressed in a December 8th Order a request by Defendants Bobby Wolford Trucking & Salvage, Inc. (“Wolford Trucking”) and Karl Frederick Klock Pacific Bison, LLC...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. House of Representatives Democrats Introduce Legislation Addressing U.S. Supreme...

One hundred eighteen Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives (“House”) introduced legislation titled: Clean Water Act of 2023(H.R. 5983) The stated purpose of H.R. 5983 is to address the...more

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WOTUS Whiplash 4.3: The Revision to the Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States"

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The third major development of 2023 for defining "Waters of the United States" ("WOTUS") has arrived.   First, in early 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the United States Army Corps of...more

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Murky Waters/Navigating a Post-Sackett World: Ranking Members/U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and...

Ranking members from both the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment prepared an analysis titled: Murky Water: Navigating...more

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Examining the Implications of Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands/Streams:...

The United States Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held an October 18th hearing titled: Examining the Implications of Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands...more

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North Carolina’s Wetlands Saga is Over (for now)

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As a result of the North Carolina Farm Act of 2023 (Session Law 2023-63), North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ or the Department) may now only regulate wetlands that are subject to federal Clean Water...more

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