In a decision that has been anticipated for months, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Sackett v. United States, essentially rewriting jurisprudence established previously in Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. 715...more
What was old is now new again as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced on September 3, 2021 a reversion to a pre-2015 definition of Waters of...more
In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the United States Supreme Court vacated and remanded the opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and found that the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) regulated discharges from point sources “if the...more
4/28/2020
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Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States
As anticipated, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals took the formal action of vacating its temporary injunction which had enjoined the enforcement of the Obama-era rule which redefined Waters of the United States (WOTUS)...more
3/2/2018
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Jurisdiction ,
Land Developers ,
New Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Repeal ,
SCOTUS ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands