5/26/2023 4:26:43 PM EPA powers curtailed – the Clean Water Act’s new limited scope By Megan Haines Todd Maiden Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin Peter Trimarchi Sara Eddy +3 more... Show less On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 9-0 decision ending a nearly 16-year battle over the Clean Water Act’s (CWA)...
1/12/2021 10:19:22 PM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revamps Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit 12 By Megan Haines Grace Hearn On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) released the final version of a rule revamping certain nationwide...
7/21/2020 4:05:53 PM EPA finalizes updates to CWA water quality certification requirements By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis Jack Foster On July 13, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. The rule is set...
7/6/2020 5:04:29 PM ICYMI: June sees major U.S. Supreme Court environmental activity By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Grace Hearn 1. Pipeline May Cross Underneath the Appalachian Trail with Forest Service Approval On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS)...
6/3/2020 5:02:04 PM ICYMI: Major May U.S. Supreme Court environmental decisions By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Grace Hearn This month’s notable U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) actions involve what the Court declined to review rather than any actual decisions....
5/1/2020 4:29:29 PM ICYMI: Major April U.S. Supreme Court Environmental Decisions By Daniella Landers Jennifer Smokelin Grace Hearn 1) Superfund deals don’t block state-law claims On April 20, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion...
4/24/2020 5:30:08 PM Montana federal court vacates Nationwide Permit 12 for pipelines and other linear projects By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Grace Hearn On April 15, 2020, a federal district court in Montana issued an order vacating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Nationwide...