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GOOD GRAVY: WHAT A MESS County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund

Justice Breyer used the above folksy culinary analogy in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, decided April 23, 2020, to explain why a NPDES permit could be required for the discharge of wastewater to groundwater and then...more

EPA Issues Final Rule Defining Waters of the United States: Distinguishing Federal Waters from State Waters

On January 23, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Agencies”) issued the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” as the latest attempt to define the phrase “waters of the...more

Tennessee Urges EPA to Adopt the "Tennessee Plan" to Define WOTUS

The commissioners of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) recently responded to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s request to States for comments...more

Supreme Court Clears Path for Appeal of Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations

An approved jurisdictional determination (“JD”) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) can be appealed to Federal District Court according to a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision issued May 31, 2016, U.S....more

Sixth Circuit Issues Nationwide Stay of Clean Water Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a nationwide stay of the controversial EPA/Corps of Engineers Clean Water Rule which was effective August 28, 2015. Some 30 states, industry and environmental groups had...more

State of Tennessee Sues EPA and the Corps of Engineers on Waters of the United States Final Rule

Today, the State of Tennessee joined in one of the many lawsuits filed by States challenging the EPA and Corps of Engineers Final Rule that defines of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act. See...more

New Rule Defining “Waters of the U.S.” Draws New Battle Lines Between the Federal Government and States

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published their Final Rule defining “waters of the United States” on June 29, 2015. The rule becomes effective on August 28, 2015. The...more

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