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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Court Addresses Challenge to Farm Service Agency...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/7/2023

A United States District Court (District of Columbia) (“Court”) in a March 4th Opinion addressed the Farm Service Agency’s (“FSA”) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). See Dakota Rural Action, et...more

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest/Prescribed Burn/Logging/National Environmental Policy Act: Buffalo River Watershed Alliance...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/24/2023

The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance (“BRWA”) filed a February 21st Complaint for Vacatur of Illegal Agency Decision, Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”)...more

Senator Manchin’s Anticipated Energy Permitting Reform Text Included in Federal Funding Bill Draft

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/27/2022

Late Wednesday evening, Senator Manchin released the closely guarded text on his proposal to reform domestic energy permitting. This legislation was the subject of a handshake agreement between Manchin, Senator Schumer,...more

Hot Springs/Little Rock Recreational Trail Project/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Public...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/26/2022

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District)(“Corps”) issued an August 24th Public Notice referencing Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act permit...more

U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Acquisition: Sierra Club Files National Environmental Policy Act Judicial Challenge

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/4/2022

The Sierra Club and two other environmental organizations filed an April 28th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Postal Service (“Service”) alleging violation of the...more

EPA, FERC and the Army Corps Weigh in on the Social Costs of Carbon and Environmental Justice in Project Development

King & Spalding on 8/23/2021

Historically, environmental issues have been front and center for major project development throughout the world. But for projects in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) increased focus on the...more

Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Challenge to U.S. Corps of Engineers Nationwide...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/5/2021

The Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Montana against the United States Army Corps...more

A Win For The Chesapeake Bay

(ACOEL) | American College of Environmental... on 4/13/2021

The Chesapeake Legal Alliance recently won a notable victory for the Assateague Coastal Trust in a successful challenge to the Maryland Department of Environmental Protection’s issuance of a state NPDES general permit for...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Related to DeKalb County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/19/2020

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act stormwater permitting violations by Sequatchie County Scrap...more

NEPA Rules Rewrite: Potential Impacts on Federal-State Environmental Reviews & Studies

Nossaman LLP on 8/28/2020

This is the seventh in a series of eAlerts on revisions to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2020 by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). CEQ’s revised...more

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2020 #3

Allen Matkins on 7/17/2020

EPA limits states’ power to review projects that affect water quality - Bullet Courthouse News Service – July 13 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday issued a new 401 Certification Rule under the...more

Procedural Provisions/National Environmental Policy Act: Council of Environmental Quality Proposed Revisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/9/2019

The Council of Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) is soliciting comment on potential revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations. CEQ is the Executive Branch Office that was created by NEPA to ensure...more

President Trump Emergency Powers Declaration/Wall Funding: Sierra Club U.S. District Court (Northern District of California)...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/22/2019

The Sierra Club and a number of other organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) on February 15th challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration to secure funds to build a wall...more

Aviation Forecasting/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Federal Aviation...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/27/2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a December 18th decision a challenge pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”)...more

Confined Animal Feeding Operations: Arkansas Environmental Organization Joins Challenge to USDA Rule Changes for Loans to...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/19/2018

The White River Waterkeeper, of Arkansas, recently joined other environmental and animal rights advocacy organizations to file a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) 2016...more

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Clean Water Act › Environmental Assessments

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Court Addresses Challenge to Farm Service Agency...

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest/Prescribed Burn/Logging/National Environmental Policy Act: Buffalo River Watershed Alliance...

Senator Manchin’s Anticipated Energy Permitting Reform Text Included in Federal Funding Bill Draft

Hot Springs/Little Rock Recreational Trail Project/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Public...

U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Acquisition: Sierra Club Files National Environmental Policy Act Judicial Challenge

EPA, FERC and the Army Corps Weigh in on the Social Costs of Carbon and Environmental Justice in Project Development

Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Challenge to U.S. Corps of Engineers Nationwide...

A Win For The Chesapeake Bay

Stormwater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Related to DeKalb County...

NEPA Rules Rewrite: Potential Impacts on Federal-State Environmental Reviews & Studies

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2020 #3

Procedural Provisions/National Environmental Policy Act: Council of Environmental Quality Proposed Revisions

President Trump Emergency Powers Declaration/Wall Funding: Sierra Club U.S. District Court (Northern District of California)...

Aviation Forecasting/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Federal Aviation...

Confined Animal Feeding Operations: Arkansas Environmental Organization Joins Challenge to USDA Rule Changes for Loans to...

Should FERC Have Exercised Jurisdiction Over an Intrastate Pipeline Segment?: D.C. Court of Appeals Decision

Nutrient Production Progress Tracker (Version 1.0): Association of Clean Water Administrators March 2018 Report

Preliminary Injunction Issued Stalling Oil Pipeline Construction in Atchafalaya Basin

More Pipeline Development Projects: What America Needs

EPA Issues Assessment of Bristol Bay and Large-Scale Mining

Clean Water Act › Environmental Assessments

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