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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 accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 6.6.25

Allen Matkins on 6/9/2025

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court held that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — which requires federal agencies to analyze the environmental impacts of projects that they perform, fund, or approve — does not...more

EPA-pocalypse Now!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/24/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: A second Trump administration is likely to bring sweeping changes to environmental regulatory and enforcement agendas. During the first Trump term, his administration focused on significant deregulation in...more

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.22.24

Allen Matkins on 11/25/2024

In a settlement approved by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board on November 13, the City of Oceanside agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine for two separate spills that sent raw sewage into the Buena Vista Creek...more

EPA Issues New Rules Regarding Response and Risk Management Plans

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/25/2024

The Accidental Chemical Release Rules have an effective date of May 10, 2024, and includes a number of situations requiring compliance, generally by May 10, 2027. The new Clean Water Act facility response plan...more

EPA Finalizes First-Ever Facility Response Plan Requirements for “Worst-Case” Chemical Discharges to Water

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/25/2024

Echoing recent revisions strengthening the Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) on March 14, 2024 finalized a rule requiring certain facilities to...more

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/18/2022

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more

Summary of Latest Federal Action Regarding PFAS

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 4/21/2022

A few considerations practitioners should keep in mind when dealing with contamination involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The PFAS Action Act of 2021 passed in the House and was received in...more

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - January 2022 #4

Allen Matkins on 1/28/2022

Supreme Court to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act - Associated Press – January 25 - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal that will test the limits of federal jurisdiction under the Clean...more

PFAS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Comprehensive National Strategy

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/20/2021

United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Michael Regan announced on October 18th what is described as a “Comprehensive National Strategy to Confront PFAS Pollution” (“Strategy”). The Strategy...more

Environmental Law – The Year in Review

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 1/27/2021

JANUARY 2020 - FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - El Paso County, Texas, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. On January 8, 2020, a divided panel of the court quickly granted a...more

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality – Implementing Environmental Policies and Regulations: Stuart Spencer (Associate...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/29/2018

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Associate Director (Office of Air Quality) Stuart Spencer undertook a January 24th presentation to my University of Arkansas Law School Environmental Law class titled: ...more

Animal Waste Emissions from Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA, under the guns of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

Ruder Ware on 11/16/2017

Introduction - Let me be Captain Obvious here. When the title is that long, the topic, including its context and history, is convoluted. Let’s start at the end, work our way toward the beginning, and come full circle. On...more

Massachusetts Packaging Plant Pays Nearly $485K Penalty For Environmental Violations

Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/17/2013

A packaging company in Dudley, MA has agreed to pay $484,900 in penalties to settle EPA claims that the company violated numerous federal and state regulations. The violations occurred at the company’s liquid and aerosol...more

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