The U.S. Supreme Court last week, in a 5-4 decision, held that discharge permit “end-result” requirements—those that make a permittee responsible for the quality of the receiving water into which the permittee discharges—are...more
3/11/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
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State and Local Government
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision yesterday in the case of Sackett v. EPA, upending wetland regulation nationwide and dealing a significant blow to the Biden Administration’s rulemaking to define the...more
On December 30, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) (the “Agencies”) released a pre-publication version of yet another new rule redefining “waters of the United...more
Since 2015, jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) has been in a near constant state of flux, creating a challenging regulatory landscape for project developers and the regulatory community. The last few...more
2/7/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Clean Water Act ,
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Navigable Waters Protection Rule ,
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Wetlands
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published notice of draft guidance (the “Draft Guidance”) intended to assist regulated entities and permitting authorities in applying the United States Supreme Court’s...more