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Supreme Court Strikes Down ​“End-Result” Requirements in NPDES Permits

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that prohibits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or ​“the Agency”) from setting qualitative limits based on the condition of the ​“receiving waters” that...more

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Texas BACT Is a Fact: The Texas Supreme Court Unpacks the Texas Clean Air Act’s BACT Definition

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Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality et al. (Tex. Feb. 14, 2025) presented the Texas Supreme Court with a unique opportunity to provide defined guideposts to understand...more

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Water Withdrawals/Duck River: Southern Environmental Law Center and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Enter...

The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) on behalf of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation entered into multiple Settlement Agreements (“Agreements”) with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”)...more

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State Laws Provide New Pathways for Environmental Justice Claims

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Environmental justice moved to the forefront of sociopolitical discussions in the country in 2020, receiving increased attention from politicians, community groups, and environmental agencies. Although this concept is not...more

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New Jersey’s First in the Nation State Environmental Justice Law

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On September 18, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 232 into law requiring the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) “to evaluate the environmental and public health impacts of...more

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