The Supreme Court of the United States’ recent Clean Water Act decision in City of San Francisco v. EPA has sent shockwaves through the environmental community by prohibiting EPA and state agencies’ common practice of...more
4/10/2025
/ City and County of San Francisco v Environmental Protection Agency ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Legal History ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Wastewater ,
Water Pollution
Under the Clean Air Act, sources frequently must undergo “New Source Review” (NSR) permitting, which is a pre-construction permitting program. NSR establishes requirements for new or modified sources prior to initiating...more
4/9/2025
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
City and County of San Francisco v Environmental Protection Agency ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NAAQS ,
NSR ,
Permits ,
PSD ,
RCRA ,
Regulatory Requirements
EPA is proposing to promulgate new methods and update the regulatory tables of approved methods for pollutant analysis under the Clean Water Act specified in 40 CFR Part 136. The proposed rule affects the methods used to...more
EPA recently promulgated a final rule (the Rule) adjusting civil penalties issued by the agency for inflation. This action was performed pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by...more
EPA is poised to issue a final rule (the Rule) requiring stringent planning requirements for facilities with the potential for a “worst-case discharge” that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the...more
1/19/2024
/ Certification Requirements ,
Clean Water Act ,
Compliance ,
Consent Decrees ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drinking Water ,
Effective Date ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Statutory Violations ,
Water Supplies