On March 24, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published plans to seek stakeholder input on implementing a new definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA’s goal...more
3/25/2025
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Comment Period ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Navigable Waters ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rapanos v US ,
Sackett v EPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Regulation Would Apply to PFOA, PFOS, GenX, PFBS, PFHxS, and PFNA -
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new primary drinking water regulations for six of the most common per- and...more
3/16/2023
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CERCLA ,
Chemicals ,
Comment Period ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Health
Clarity Provided for New “Functional Equivalent” Test -
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published guidance on how to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund. The...more
12/11/2020
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Comment Period ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Draft Guidance ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
Point Sources ,
SCOTUS
The Trump Administration’s proposed rule defining “Waters of the United States” under the federal Clean Water Act was published last week in the Federal Register....more
2/18/2019
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Comment Period ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
For the second time in the last 4 years, and the seventh since the Clean Water Act was adopted in 1972, the federal government has revised the definition of the term “Waters of the United States” for the purposes of the...more
12/13/2018
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Comment Period ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
A recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui) created a new standard for permitting under the Clean Water Act — one that captures discharges from point sources through...more
6/22/2018
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Clean Water Act ,
Comment Period ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Flood Control ,
Groundwater ,
Municipalities ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Surface Water ,
Waste Disposal ,
Wastewater ,
Water Management