Podcast - Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA: The Intersection of Constitutional and Environmental Law
SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What’s New?
Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits
On-Demand Webinar | Regulatory Uncertainty and Linear Infrastructure Projects: Where Are We and What’s Ahead?
PFAS: Increasing Regulations and Managing Legal Liability
On-Demand Webinar | Linear Infrastructure Redux: Adapting Your Projects to Meet the New Regulatory Climate
The Current and Future Landscapes of EPA Criminal and Civil Enforcement
On-Demand Webinar | The New NEPA Regulations: A Practical Guide to What You Need to Know
One-on-One with David Fotouhi, Acting General Counsel at the EPA
Volatile Times in Vapor Intrusion Regulation: A Legal and Technical Update
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
[WEBINAR] Update on the California Environmental Quality Act: What’s New for 2018
This week, I discuss with my colleague, Kelly N. Garson, a Senior Associate here at B&C and Regulatory Consultant for The Acta Group (Acta®), B&C’s consulting affiliate, the implications of the demise of Chevron deference,...more
In its recent decision in Waterkeeper Alliance v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 23-636 (9th Cir. June 18, 2025), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a June 18th Opinion an issue involving the Clean Water Act Effluent Limit Guidelines (“ELGs”). See Waterkeeper Alliance, et al., v....more
EPA has again obtained extensions of the stays in the litigation challenging the MCLs for six PFAS and the litigation challenging the hazardous substance designation for PFOS and PFOA. EPA requested the U.S. Court of...more
On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an additional 30-day abeyance in the challenge to EPA’s Final Rule designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as...more
On March 28, 2025, the D.C. Circuit denied a joint petition for review brought by Healthy Gulf and Sierra Club (together, “Petitioners”) challenging FERC’s grant of a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to...more
On April 8, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit extend the abeyance in the challenge to EPA’s Final Rule establishing PFAS MCLs. The petitioners and...more
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) petition and granted the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and American Fuel and Petrochemical...more
The Colorado Supreme Court on January 14 issued an opinion thought to be favorable to Colorado's oil and gas industry....more
A recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui) created a new standard for permitting under the Clean Water Act — one that captures discharges from point sources through...more