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Obama Administration Clean Water Rule

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WOTUS Operandi: The Clean Water Act’s Bifurcated Regulatory Regime and Why it Matters

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Two sets of states interpret and implement the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), the nation’s premier water pollution statute, in significantly different ways. The CWA applies to the nation’s “navigable waters,” which is further...more

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Clarifying “Muddy Waters:” EPA and Army Corps Propose Revisions to the Scope of CWA Jurisdiction

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On December 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (together, “the agencies”) released their proposal for the controversial and highly litigated definition of “waters of...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2018 #2

Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East - "Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more

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SCOTUS Rules Clean Water Rule Challenges Belong in District Court

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The Supreme Court held unanimously Monday that challenges to the Obama Administration’s 2015 “Clean Water Rule,” which defined “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act (“Act”),...more

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Schwabe In The Field: Certainty on the “Waters of the United States” Remains Elusive

On June 27, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that will rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule, often referred to as the Waters of the...more

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Agencies Release Proposed Rule to Rescind Obama-Era Clean Water Rule

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The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule on June 27, 2017, that will rescind the Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Water Rule and recodify the pre-2015 regulations that...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - November 2015

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Senate votes to block EPA’s clean water rule: The Hill - Nov 4:: The U.S. Senate approved a bill Wednesday to block the Obama administration’s new regulation defining federal authority...more

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Clean Water Rule Stayed Nationwide

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On October 9, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a stay of the Obama Administration’s new rule defining the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. The stay postpones...more

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