Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
The National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (“NMSA”) submitted April 4th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more
As anticipated, 2022 was another eventful year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took significant actions under...more
States across the country have been regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) over the last few years. Recent actions taken by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) underscores that point:...more
On November 30, 2020, a workgroup within the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released information about a memorandum to the U.S. EPA Regional Administrators summarizing an Interim Strategy for Per- and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued three guidance documents to address changes in enforcement of environmental laws and regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We reviewed these policies to...more
EPA recently issued an interpretive statement (“Interpretive Statement”) setting forth its position on the Clean Water Act’s (“Act”) regulation of discharges to groundwater, offering much-needed clarity on an issue subject to...more
• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites. ...more
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
On August 16, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement in Clean Water Act (CWA) lawsuits filed over its 2015 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges from Industrial...more