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FERC Issues Final Rule on Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Requirements

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On November 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a final rule establishing a categorical one-year “reasonable period of time” for certifying authorities to act on requests for water quality...more

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EPA Proposed Modified Water Quality Rule Creating Greater Uncertainty

On June 2, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule updating the water quality certification regulatory requirements under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). This proposed...more

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Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Revised Clean Water Act Regulation

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule on June 9, 2022, to revise the requirements for water quality certification under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401. The proposed rule changes both...more

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Court Decision to Vacate, Remand State Water Quality 401 Certification Rule

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On October 21, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated and remanded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 final rule (Certification Rule)....more

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EPA Tackles Controversial Clean Water Act Certification Requirements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule to interpret the requirements for water quality certification under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. This Section grants states and approved tribes the...more

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Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waiver/Hydroelectric Relicensing: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Addresses Southern...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a February 20th document titled: Declaratory Order on Waiver of Water Quality Certification (“Order”)...more

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EPA Answers Trump’s Call for Less State Authority Under the Clean Water Act

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EPA recently published a proposed federal rule (“Proposed Rule”) aimed at limiting the authority of states to deny certifications of compliance with state water quality requirements under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act...more

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EPA's New Section 401 Guidance: Will It Limit States' Authority or Just Make Them Mad?

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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

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Why EPA’s Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance Will Have No Practical Impact on Pipeline Projects

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the rollout of its new Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States and Authorized Tribes which replaces an April 2010 Interim Guidance...more

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Interstate Pipeline Project: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to State Water Quality Certification

The United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (“Court”) addressed a challenge to a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) related to the proposed construction of an...more

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