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?
In a significant victory for environmental advocacy groups, the Supreme Court’s refusal on June 30, 2025 to grant certiorari in two pivotal cases (Port of Tacoma, et al. v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and ExxonMobil Corp., et...more
Each year, many California businesses receive letters from private entities, typically environmental nongovernmental organizations (Citizen Groups), alleging that those businesses’ facilities are in violation of applicable...more
The United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc (“SCPPI”) entered into a February 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged...more
My colleague, Jordan Wimpy, undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Bar association Mid-Year Conference titled: Stormwater Construction Permit(s): An Overview (“Presentation”)....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Newrays One, LLC (“Newrays”) entered into a December 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Oltmans Development, Inc. (“ODI”) entered into a December 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Massachusetts Port Authority (“Authority”) filed a September 20th document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled: Petition for Review of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) announced in separate documents that there has been a major improvement in compliance with Clean Water Act...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wilmot, Arkansas, (“Wilmot”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...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
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has announced a temporary enforcement policy that will apply during the COVID-19 outbreak and will operate retroactively to March 13, 2020. The EPA says it expects regulated...more