The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”) delivered on their commitment to issue a new rule defining “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) by the end of 2022, releasing a...more
1/11/2023
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On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) decided County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al., holding in a 6-3 opinion that a discharge permit is required under the Federal Water Pollution Control...more