The Executive Office of the President of the United States released a July 2025 document titled:
Winning the Race – America’s AI Action Plan (“Action Plan”).
The stated objective of the Action Plan is to ensure the...more
7/30/2025
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Nevada Tri Partners, LLC (“NTP”), and Damonte Ranch Commerce Center, LLC (“Damonte”) entered into a July 1st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing...more
7/28/2025
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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (“Court”) in a March 6th Opinion addressed an issue arising out of a citizen suit action filed under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1389 (“CWA”)...more
Waterkeeper Alliance, Lake Eerie Waterkeeper, and Food & Water Watch (collectively, “Waterkeeper”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (“Court”) against the United States...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Shemas Iron Works (“SIW”) entered into a June 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No.:...more
7/18/2025
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The Illinois Attorney General along with the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) with 401 North Wabash Venture, LLC d/b/a Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Tower”)...more
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in a December 24th, 2024 Opinion a challenge to a United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) project alleging violations of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Khera Petroleum, LLC (“KP”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control, and...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Atkins, Arkansas entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
7/3/2025
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The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and East Side Jersey Dairy Inc. (“ESJD”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit...more
Flow Water Advocates (“FWA”) filed a pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled:
PETITION FOR REVIEW OF UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMITS ISSUED AND...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Cullum Construction, LLC (“CC”) entered into a June 25th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater Permit. See Order No....more
6/30/2025
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The Towns of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California (collectively, “Cities”) filed a January 17th Pleading against San Francisco Baykeeper (“Baykeeper”) styled:
Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions for Spoilation of...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a June 18th Opinion an issue involving the Clean Water Act Effluent Limit Guidelines (“ELGs”). See Waterkeeper Alliance, et al., v....more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) has identified 14 bills proposing to amend the Clean Water Act pending in the United States House of Representatives.
The bills are described in the ACWA publication...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lakeside Gardens Horizontal Property Regime (“Lakeside”) entered into a February 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
6/23/2025
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The National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (“NMSA”) submitted April 4th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more
6/19/2025
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued a May 30th news release stating that it has:
…certified the state’s first pollutant reduction credits under its Water Quality Trading (“WQT”) program — a...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Northeast Arkansas Public Water Authority (“Northeast”) entered into a March 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
The Steel Manufacturers Association (“SMA”) submitted May 19th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing:
Proposed 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges...more
The Association of General Contractors of America (“AGC”) submitted April 23rd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“collectively, “EPA”) regarding potential...more
The Airports Council International – North America (“ACI”) submitted May 19th comments to the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding the proposed Multi-Sector General Permit (“MSGP”) for stormwater...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Van Buren Municipal Utilities (“Van Buren”) entered into a February 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
6/6/2025
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The State of New York Supreme Court/County of Albany (“Court”) addressed in a May 6th Order whether the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) has the authority to issue Watershed Rules and Regulations (“Rules”) to...more
6/6/2025
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The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“Department”) and Sunrise Mining, LLC (“Sunrise”) entered into a May 14th Compliance Order on Consent (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Colorado Stormwater...more
6/2/2025
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