The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has public noticed draft guidance (“ Draft Guidance”) to: . . . to clarify and inform future National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (“NPDES”) permitting actions...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) in a September 14th Opinion addressed a dispute between the City of Fort Smith (“Fort Smith”) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency...more
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) and other members of the organization filed an amicus brief (“Brief”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in relation to an issue arising out...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the City of Liberty, Missouri, (“Liberty”) entered into a July 12th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged Clean Water Act (“CWA”) violation....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in a December 1st Order the City and County of San Francisco’s (collectively “San Francisco”) pleading titled: ...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated fiscal concerns of water and sewer service providers, with many states imposing a moratorium on the collection of delinquent bills and the termination of service. The affordability of water...more
We recently wrote an op-ed about the role that P3s can play in mitigating the effects of climate change. In that piece, we explained that an availability-risk model could be used to offload many of the risks associated with...more
The City and County of San Francisco (collectively “San Francisco”) filed a January 13th pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) titled: Petition for...more
Focus - Four automakers reach deal with California to increase fuel efficiency standards - The Washington Post – July 25 - Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and BMW - major automakers with a combined 30 percent of the U.S....more
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a new rule to address the handling, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by healthcare facilities and reverse distributors. •...more
Focus - Trump administration announces plan to roll back rules on stream, wetland protection - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Dec 11 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers laid...more
Focus - Legislative effort to reorganize California’s electricity grid fails - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Aug 31 A California bill that would have created a new organization to run interconnected electricity grids across...more
Focus - Supreme Court moves closer to taking Martins Beach case - THE MERCURY NEWS - Apr 24 In the first sign that the U.S. Supreme Court might hear an appeal regarding a private property owner’s attempt to block the...more
Ever since President Trump took office in January 2017, several questions have arisen within the environmental community regarding how his administration will change the legal and enforcement priorities of the United States...more
Trump Prepared to Hit China with $60 Billion in Annual Tariffs - "President Trump is preparing to impose a package of $60 billion in annual tariffs against Chinese products, following through on a longtime threat that he...more
Focus - White House receives recommendations that could open national marine sanctuaries to oil drilling - San Jose Mercury News - Oct 27 Six months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at...more
On July 13, 2017, EPA extended the compliance deadline for its General Permit for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems for one year, until July 1, 2018. The move almost certainly prompted a collective sigh of relief...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In another rule aimed at small business, the EPA has just issued a rule for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category. The rule will add more federal compliance costs to already...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated its proposed regulation of “hazardous waste pharmaceuticals,” i.e., pharmaceutical residues discarded from health care facilities which also meet EPA’s long-standing...more
The cumulative impact of the EPA guidance is to require the generation of more data, which means more sampling and analysis, more frequent and stringent remediation, and potentially higher remediation costs. At long...more
On July 9, 2015, Beveridge & Diamond secured a unanimous published opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejecting a citizen suit challenge under the Clean Water Act. Beveridge & Diamond represented...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Groups sue EPA over failure to reduce air pollution: KPCC - Oct 17: Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco against the U.S. Environmental...more