On March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS” or the “Court”) issued a decision in San Francisco v. EPA that invalidated certain “end-result” water quality limitations in NPDES permits — specifically, those that “do not spell...more
3/11/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Wastewater ,
Water Quality
There’s no shortage of laws or regulations governing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). But how PFAS are defined across federal and state programs is far from consistent....more
9/25/2024
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Clean Water Act ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Compliance ,
Conservation ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Land-Use Permits ,
NPDES ,
Operational Permits ,
PFAS ,
RCRA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Supply Chain ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
As of Sept. 21, 2020, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB)—the body used to hear administrative appeals of permits issued by or on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—will begin operating under a new set...more
The Supreme Court’s most recent voyage into Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisprudence came in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 590 U. S. ____ (2020) (Slip Op.), which concerned whether CWA permits are required in...more
5/7/2020
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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
While the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has largely disappeared from the news headlines, for the parties involved in the litigation, the legal machinations, particularly with respect to liability, have a long way still to...more
9/24/2014
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Deepwater Horizon ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Gross Negligence ,
Halliburton ,
Negligence ,
Oil & Gas ,
Punitive Damages ,
Transocean