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Chemical and Water Associations Challenge EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level Regulations

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On June 7, 2024, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) filed suit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent rule that...more

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Lead Service Lines/Cost Benefit Analysis: Natural Resource Defense Council Issues Report

The National Resource Defense Council (“NRDC”) published an October 2023 report titled: Getting the Lead Out – Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits (“Report”)...more

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Commercial Fishermen Urge Supreme Court to Reel In Agency Authority

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging its landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The high court’s ruling could have important implications on federal officials’...more

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Overturning the 9th Circuit Vacaville Decision Would Restrict Plaintiffs' Misuse of RCRA and That's a GOOD thing!

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The Natural Resources Defense Counsel has told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that overturning a three judge panel's "faithful application" of RCRA "could restrict private parties' abilities to use RCRA to address imminent...more

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Proposed Legislative and Executive Branch Changes to NEPA Process

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The procedures associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), particularly Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), are undergoing change. On one hand, the Executive Branch under the Biden administration,...more

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Petitions Filed with Federal Agencies to Ban Trade in Wild Mammals and Birds

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The Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council submitted a petition for rule-making to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and...more

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Lead/Safe Drinking Water Act: NRDC Notice of Intent to Sue City of Newark, New Jersey and New Jersey Department of Environmental...

The Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) and other organizations have submitted an April 24th Notice of Intent to Sue the City of Newark, New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) for...more

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EPA Responds to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Relating to Chlorpyrifos

Along with the release of the revised human health risk assessment for chlorpyrifos, in late December 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a Response to the Petition for a Writ of Mandamus that the...more

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EPA Proposes Eliminating State Regulations as to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Emissions

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Operating conditions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) are not normal and often result in unrepresentative emissions that exceed permitted limitations. Originally published in The Natural Gas &...more

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Irreparable Harm No Longer Presumed in the Third Circuit for Lanham Act Plaintiffs

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In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit eliminated the presumption of irreparable harm for Lanham Act plaintiffs seeking preliminary injunctive relief. In Ferring Pharms., Inc. v. Watson Pharms.,...more

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Hexavalent Chromium: Is the Maximum Contaminant Level a Done Deal?

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The California Department of Public Health Submits Its Final Regulation Package on Hexavalent Chromium: Is the Maximum Contaminant Level a Done Deal?...more

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Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Impacting Environmental and Regulatory Law

The recent term of the United States Supreme Court featured several rulings on environmental and other regulatory issues. This update highlights the major environmental decisions this term, as well as some of the issues the...more

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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Injunction in Delta Smelt Case

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a motion by appellees to dismiss an appeal pursued by the Natural Resources Defense Council and other organizations from an interim order enjoining one...more

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