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EPA Withdraws Proposed Rule to Implement Federal Water Quality Standards on Tribal Lands

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On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) it had promulgated on May 5, 2023, which would have established federal Clean Water Act...more

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EPA Moves to Elevate Tribal Rights in Water Quality: Changes Could Modify CWA Implementation

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated two rulemaking actions, both expected to be proposed in early 2022, that could change the way the Clean Water Act (CWA) is administered across the country. ...more

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Final Water Quality Certification Rule Published

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On March 29, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published its Final Rule regarding Waiver of the Water Quality Certification Requirements of Section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act in the Federal Register...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

EPA Proposes Withdrawal of Maine Fish Consumption Water Quality Standards

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EPA also approves revisions to Maine’s water quality standards - On November 6, 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued public notice of a proposed action to withdraw its February 2, 2015 decision that...more

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Implementing the 2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Draft Technical Support Document titled: Implementing the 2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum (“Draft Document”)...more

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EPA's New Section 401 Guidance: Will It Limit States' Authority or Just Make Them Mad?

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Frustrated by some states’ use of their Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 authority to oppose or delay energy projects—particularly the transportation of fossil fuels—the Trump Administration last Friday issued the second...more

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