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The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to... more +
The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -
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What the New Executive Order on “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” Means for Environmental Criminal Enforcement

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On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” (EO), which reinforces the administration’s deregulatory agenda. While sweeping in scope, the EO has...more

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Mind Over Matter: Executive Order Seeks to Reframe Regulatory Criminal Enforcement

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On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” (the Order), which directs federal agencies to reassess how and when criminal penalties are applied to...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 2.7.25

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Newly-appointed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a memo this Wednesday that the Justice Department will reverse a Biden-era directive to prioritize enforcement of environmental laws in disadvantaged and low-income...more

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Environmental Enforcement Update: What to Expect In the Second Trump Administration

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We anticipate President Trump’s upcoming term will usher in significant shifts in U.S. environmental enforcement priorities and practices. Beveridge & Diamond has helped clients navigate every change in administration since...more

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Biosolids/PFAS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Dismiss Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Judicial...

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The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed in June a Judicial Action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) arguing that the United States Environmental Protection...more

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SEC v. Jarkesy’s Implications for Environmental Enforcement Actions

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On June 27, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in SEC v. Jarkesy that limits the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to administratively seek civil penalties against defendants for securities fraud....more

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Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City's appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States...

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Juan-Carlos Rodriguez is reporting on DOJ's and EPA's brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit decision upholding a NPDES permit condition prohibiting the permittee, the City and County of...more

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Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality V. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:...

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As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more

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Applying Environmental Justice to the Regulated Community: What to Expect and How to Plan Accordingly

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Though environmental justice (EJ) has been a cornerstone of the Biden Administration, it lacks federal enforcement laws. Executive orders and responses from federal agencies have shaped U.S. enforcement of EJ issues....more

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U.S. Intensifies Environmental Crime Enforcement in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

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In Short - The Situation: The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "Department") and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") recently announced the creation of a regional, cross-agency taskforce, targeting...more

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EPA's Clean Water Act "Congressional Purpose" Chicken Roosts in South Carolina

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Law360 is reporting that a Federal District Court Judge in South Carolina is allowing NGOs, including the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, to continue their Clean Water Act citizen suit against the Army Corps of...more

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Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Columbia, Kentucky, Individual Pleads Guilty to Negligent Violation of the Clean Water Act

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The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a November 28th news release stating that Joshua M. Franklin has pleaded guilty to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act. The charge is stated to stem from an...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Conservation Law Foundation and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Enter into...

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The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (“Fish and Game”) entered into a September 8th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil No....more

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Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules...

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As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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Environmental Justice Update: Chicago Forcing Facility Relocation to Environmental Justice Area Puts Federal HUD Funding at Issue

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Environmental justice (EJ) issues continue to be at the forefront of the Biden Administration’s regulatory agenda, with promises to deploy non-environmental statutes - most notably, federal civil rights laws - to address...more

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Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Addresses Motion to...

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As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and U.S....

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As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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US EPA Releases Guidance on Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice

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On May 26, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the General Counsel released EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice (“EJ Legal Tools”). The document builds on and updates EPA’s 2011 Plan EJ 2014:...more

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NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Motion to Dismiss Arkansas Department of Energy &...

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As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more

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Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Adair County, Kentucky, Oil Lease Tank Battery Operator Indicted for Alleged...

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The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a February 9th news release stating that a federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, issued an indictment charging Joshua M. Franklin with violating the Clean Water...more

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What are Courts supposed to do when the Executive Branch says it is incapable of doing its job?

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This week the Massachusetts Attorney General joined the Department of Justice in asking the First Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn what has been the law in the First Circuit for thirty years -- one can't bring a citizen...more

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EPA to Revisit Clean Water Act WOTUS Rule

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On June 9, 2021, in a move that came as a surprise only for its delay in being announced and not at all in the substance of the announcement itself, the EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced their intent to...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers Announces Intent to Revise...

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army (collectively “EPA”) announced in a June 9th news release their intent to revise the Clean Water Act definition of waters of the United States...more

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Guam v. U.S. - A Case of Environmental Injustice?

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President Biden has made environmental justice a cornerstone of his administration. While all government departments and agencies have a role to play, the U.S. EPA has taken on the environmental justice mantle as reflected in...more

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Environmental Justice Rises to the Forefront of EPA Policy

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EPA and OMB issue directives and propose an initial budget for the Biden Administration’s EJ initiatives - With the Biden Administration’s appointees now in place, environmental justice (EJ) is moving to the forefront of...more

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