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Oppenheimer isn't the only Los Alamos blockbuster this year. EPA has another one with its exercise of its Residual Designation...

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You may have thought the movie Oppenheimer would be the only blockbuster involving Los Alamos, New Mexico this year. But now EPA has invoked its rarely used Residual Designation Authority under section 402 of the Clean Water...more

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New Case Law Update: Mountain Valleys, Chevron Deference and a Long-Awaited Resolution on the Sacketts’ Small Lot

This is a brief roundup of recent federal court environmental and regulatory law decisions from the federal courts over the past few months, including the much anticipated ruling in Sackett, et ux., v, Environmental...more

Saul Ewing LLP

SCOTUS WADES INTO WOTUS: Landmark Supreme Court Decision Narrows the Scope of Wetlands Covered by the Clean Water Act

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The Sacketts made history again in their continuing saga to build a modest house on a small lot they purchased in Bonner County, Idaho where they filled in some soggy low land. For roughly 15 years, Michael and Chantell...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Removes Federal Clean Water Act Protections and Permitting Requirements from Most U.S. Wetlands

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a five-Justice Majority decision in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. Justice Alito, writing for the majority, stated that the Clean Water Act only...more

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Supreme Court Dramatically Redefines the Clean Water Act

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Key Takeaways - May 25 SCOTUS decision significantly curtails the power of  the EPA to regulate wetlands - Majority determines that navigable waters regulated by  the EPA do not include many previously regulated...more

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