What Is Environmental Justice?
The Environmental Justice Initiative seeks to ensure that all Americans—regardless of race, color, national origin, or income—receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with...more
The scope of the Clean Water Act is yet again in flux. In January 2020, the Trump Administration meaningfully restricted what bodies of water are protected under the Clean Water Act by narrowing the Act’s definition of...more
Cannabis growing and processing operations face increasing regulatory pressure to assess and reduce their environmental impacts – especially in the areas of water quality, air emissions, energy use and sustainability,...more
8/11/2021
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Cannabis Products ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
POTWs ,
Proposition 65 ,
Sustainability ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) ,
Water ,
Water Rights
Yesterday, the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their intent to initiate a rulemaking process to promulgate a new definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”)....more
On the eve of the new Biden Administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated a key greenhouse gas rule created by the Trump Administration. The Biden Administration also swiftly rejoined the Paris...more
1/25/2021
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Appeals ,
Biden Administration ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Paris Agreement ,
Renewable Energy
On April 23rd, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Foundation, holding that the Clean Water Act regulates a release to groundwater that indirectly pollutes surface water if the...more
On April 21, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published in the Federal Register the so-called “Step Two” rule revising the definition of...more
4/24/2020
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Land Developers ,
Mitigation Banking ,
Navigable Waters Protection Rule ,
Permits ,
Rapanos v US ,
SCOTUS ,
Significant Nexus Test ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Wastewater ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
On January 23, 2020, the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule redefining the scope of federal regulatory jurisdiction over “waters of the United...more
Fulfilling one of President Trump’s campaign promises, on December 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the Corps) signed a proposed rule to limit the scope of the...more
1/7/2019
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Clean Water Rule ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Navigable Waters ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water ,
Waters of the United States
The Trump Administration has taken steps to roll back Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions standards applicable to most automobiles in the United States. On April 2nd Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt...more
4/13/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Emissions Standards ,
NHTSA ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration