Frustrated by some states’ use of their Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 authority to oppose or delay energy projects—particularly the transportation of fossil fuels—the Trump Administration last Friday issued the second...more
7/8/2019
/ Certification Requirements ,
Clean Water Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Navigable Waters ,
New Guidance ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Section 401 ,
Tribal Lands ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water Quality ,
Waters of the United States
On January 25, 2019, in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, No. 14-1271, 2019 WL 321025 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 25, 2019), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the...more