On March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS” or the “Court”) issued a decision in San Francisco v. EPA that invalidated certain “end-result” water quality limitations in NPDES permits — specifically, those that “do not spell...more
3/11/2025
/ City and County of San Francisco v Environmental Protection Agency ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Wastewater ,
Water Quality
This client alert focuses on the circumstances that could lead to criminal investigation or enforcement for environmental noncompliance during COVID-19, and provides four practical pointers on how to avoid those pitfalls. On...more
On March 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued a Memorandum outlining the agency’s temporary enforcement discretion during COVID-19....more