After last year’s Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, there remains confusion regarding how the ruling affects economic development projects such as residential and commercial building,...more
11/5/2024
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Property Owners ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Sackett ,
Sackett v EPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Surface Water ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
On Thursday, April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (“County of Maui”), No. 18-260, 2020 WL 1941966 (Apr. 23, 2020). The case came to the...more
4/24/2020
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Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States