The U.S. Supreme Court clarified that the scope of federal protection under the Clean Water Act includes any “functional equivalent” of a direct discharge to navigable waters from a point source. The Court’s decision is the...more
4/27/2020
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Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
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Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
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Point Sources ,
Remand ,
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Waters of the United States
On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an expedited mandate to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), forcing the agency to reinstate several provisions of its...more
On August 17, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a rule that delayed the effective date of the 2017 Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule amendments issued by the U.S....more
9/12/2018
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Clean Air Act ,
Delays ,
Emergency Response ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Management ,
Safety Precautions ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Vacated
A climate change lawsuit involving constitutional “issues of first impression” recently achieved a small victory as it pursues a court order directing the U.S. federal government to take actions to reduce greenhouse gas...more