Seyfarth Synopsis: The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their final rule this week, finally replacing the 2015 rule that “impermissibly expanded the definition of...more
4/21/2020
/ Clean Water Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule this week to repeal the 2015 rule that “impermissibly expanded the definition of ‘waters of...more
10/24/2019
/ Clean Water Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Final Rules ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Seyfarth Synopsis: In another business-friendly move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently updated its Justice Manual to clarify that it “should not treat a party’s noncompliance with a guidance document as itself a...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Corps) have recently proposed a “clear, understandable, and implementable definition of ‘waters of the United States’...more
12/21/2018
/ Clean Water Act ,
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will not issue a final rule for the Obama-era’s proposed regulations for financial responsibility requirements for certain hardrock mining...more
Today marks just over a month since Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States. As each cabinet appointment is announced, we get more clues to help us predict which direction the Trump...more
12/13/2016
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Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Capital Investments ,
Capital Markets ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Coal Industry ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cuba ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EB-5 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Exports ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Form I-9 ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Groundwater ,
H-1B ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Immigration Reform ,
Iran Sanctions ,
L-1 ,
Lending ,
Loans ,
Medicare ,
Minimum Salary ,
Multinationals ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repatriation ,
Repeal ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
STEM ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
USCIS ,
Venture Capital