Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published notice of draft guidance (the “Draft Guidance”) intended to assist regulated entities and permitting authorities in applying the United States Supreme Court’s...more
On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision held that the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires a permit for either a direct discharge from a point source into navigable waters, or the functional equivalent of a...more
4/29/2020
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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
It is becoming increasingly difficult for the regulated community to stay abreast of state and federal environmental regulatory developments, particularly as they are decided in court. The following alert summarizes some...more
2/22/2018
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Clean Water Act ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Coal Industry ,
Deregulation ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hughes v United States ,
Hydropower ,
Jurisdiction ,
Marks v US ,
Nationwide Permits (NWPs) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Rapanos v US ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Trump Administration ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Unduly Burdensome ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Wastewater ,
Waters of the United States