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States File Suit Over Federal Rule Limiting Review of Energy Projects

Pam Radtke Russell

July 21, 2020

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Twenty states and the District of Columbia say the rule unlawfully limits review under the Clean Water Act.

Revised Rule on Navigable Waters Takes Effect in 49 States

Pam Radtke Russell

June 22, 2020

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A last minute request for a temporary injunction against the rule failed in California, but succeeded in Colorado.

Environment

UPDATE: 17 States Sue to Derail New Trump Clean Water Rule

Tom Ichniowski

May 1, 2020

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Litigation heats up with states' lawsuit following similar filings by environmental groups in other courts.

Environmental Regulation

New EPA-Corps Rule Narrows Federal Clean-Water Jurisdiction

Tom Ichniowski

January 23, 2020

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Construction groups praise the rule but environmental organizations strongly oppose it, with lawsuits expected.

Water Infrastructure

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

Tom Ichniowski

November 6, 2019

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Case centers on whether pollution moving through groundwater should require "point source" permit.

Environment

Trump Administration Rolls Back 2015 Clean Water Rule

Action repeals Obama-era WOTUS regs that determined Clean Water Act permitting requirements

Pam Hunter McFarland

Pam Radtke Russell

September 12, 2019

One Comment

Industry, business and agricultural groups cheered the announcement, but Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen called the repeal of the 2015 rule “shameful and dangerous. No one is above the law, including the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

EPA Limits State Review of Section 401 Permits Under Proposed Rule

Pam Radtke Russell

August 21, 2019

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Energy producers are welcoming a proposed change to Clean Water Act regulations that would limit states’ rights to review Section 401 certifications.

Legal

High Court Could Alter Point-Source Discharge Definition in Taking Clean-Water Case

Mary B. Powers

February 23, 2019

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Supreme Court justices will weigh lower court rulings in a Hawaii-based dispute over treated sewage carried to the ocean through groundwater.

Supreme Court Mulls Vote on 'Waters of the US' Rule

Tom Ichniowski

October 18, 2017

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The U.S. Supreme Court has dipped into a controversial 2015 regulation that sets the scope of federal regulation of waterways.

EPA: Some Fracking Practices Could Contaminate Water

Pam Radtke Russell

December 20, 2016

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In a new report that concludes hydraulic fracturing can taint drinking water in some instances, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pinpoints steps in the fracking process in which better engineering, well construction and monitoring could help to prevent contamination.