The U.S. Supreme Court last week, in a 5-4 decision, held that discharge permit “end-result” requirements—those that make a permittee responsible for the quality of the receiving water into which the permittee discharges—are...more
3/11/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government
On December 11, 2024, the Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service revised its regulations covering rights-of-way across National Wildlife Refuges and other Service-administered lands. The revised regulations...more
On December 17, 2024, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (Public Law No. 118-155) (the “Act”). The Act is a response to ongoing environmental...more
12/20/2024
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CERCLA ,
Compliance ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Contamination ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of the Interior ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Forest Service ,
Good Samaritans ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Liability ,
National Park Service ,
NEPA ,
New Legislation ,
Remediation
On April 5, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services) finalized three sets of revisions to the regulations implementing the Endangered...more
The United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) recently announced plans to amend all its land management plans for National Forest System units, affecting 128 plans in total. The Forest Service did so in a scoping notice...more
1/4/2024
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Conservation ,
Department of the Interior ,
Executive Orders ,
Forest Service ,
Forestry ,
NEPA ,
NFMA ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Shareholders ,
USDA