The Supreme Court ruled on April 23, 2020 that federal law can require a permit for pollutant discharges that travel through groundwater to surface water. The Court’s ruling establishes a new standard by which a Clean Water...more
4/29/2020
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Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from issuing new oil and gas drilling permits on approximately 300,000 acres of federal land in Wyoming until it adequately...more
4/2/2019
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Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Federal Land ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Land Developers ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Mineral Leases ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling