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Citizen Suits Sackett v EPA Clean Water Act

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

11th Circuit Applies Sackett in Upholding Dismissal of Alleged Wetland Violations

On July 29th, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by environmental groups for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act resulting from the alleged illegal filling of wetlands on Georgia’s coast....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Citizen Suits and Larger Penalties May Be the Future of California Water Quality Protections

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The California legislature continues to advance Senate Bill 601 (SB 601), the “Right to Clean Water Act,” which aims to safeguard protections for California’s streams and wetlands that lost federal protection under the Clean...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

After Jarkesy, What Happens to EPA's Authority to Collect Administrative Civil Penalties?

Yesterday, in SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court ruled that the defendants in a securities fraud case brought by the SEC were entitled to have the SEC’s claims for civil penalties decided by a jury. The question now is how...more

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