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Environmental Justice Clean Water Act Regulatory Agenda

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Key takeaways from recent EPA announcements to reduce and reshape environmental regulation

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On March 12, 2025, EPA announced 31 intended actions by the agency in furtherance of the Administration’s goals of “Unleashing American Energy,” “Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families,” and “Advancing Cooperative...more

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Key Takeaways on Updated EPA Enforcement Priorities

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On the heels of its March 12 major announcement about 31 deregulatory actions, EPA also issued an important Memorandum honing the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI’s) adopted under the Biden administration...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.14.25

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Wednesday that it will narrow the definition of waters that can be federally regulated to comply with the Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett v. EPA ruling. This...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6: Scott Mason IV Appointed Regional Administrator

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced today that Mr. Scott Mason IV has been appointed Regional Administrator for Region 6. Region 6 is denoted South Central Region....more

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Ten Highlights from the Environmental and Energy Space in 2023

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Environmental and energy issues were in the headlines for much of 2023. We had several major US Supreme Court cases, Canadian wildfires that produced haze in many American cities throughout the summer, and continued attention...more

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WOTUS Rule Finalized: What Does it Mean?

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Following decades of regulatory actions and lawsuits concerning the definition of “waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act, on December 30, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army...more

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EPA Proposes Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plan Regulations; Includes Climate Change and Environmental Justice...

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On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced it was proposing new regulations that would require certain facilities located close to navigable waters create and submit Facility Response Plans...more

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EPA Takes Action on PFAS in Waste Water

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In September 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Preliminary Plan 15”) which includes two new rulemakings that are intended to reduce Per- and...more

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Tearing Down Trump’s Environmental Wall: Justice Department Ditches Impediments to Effective Enforcement

Late last week, the Justice Department withdrew nine Trump-era policy and guidance documents that shaped how the Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) enforced environmental law during the past...more

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