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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Issue Draft Guidance on Waters Protected by Clean Water Act

The Energy Law Blog

Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) released new proposed guidance on how the agencies will identify waters protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA) in light of Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On April 27, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. 715 (2006).

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The Long Life and Sudden Demise of Federal Wetlands Protection

Legal Planet

1972 , Congress passes the Clean Water Act, which requires a federal permit for filling or dredging in “navigable waters,” defined as the “waters of the United States.” Supreme Court strikes down a rule covers any wetland or pond used by migratory birds. Here’s a timeline of the major events.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

The Biden administration moved Thursday to formally repeal the Trump administration’s controversial rule that vastly restricted the scope of Clean Water Act protections. NOAA NMFS – Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review Workshops Advisory Panel.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

By October, Interior says it will complete its revocation of a controversial late Trump-era rule weakening protections for migratory birds. PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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USFWS: The agency is proposing downlisting the status of the Hawaiian stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus knudseni , also known as ae`o) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife credits wetland protections for helping stilt’s populations recover since the bird was first listed as endangered species in 1970.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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Legislative updates: The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved the Preventing a Patronage System Act ( H.R This bill responds to an executive order from President Trump to create a “schedule F” category for federal employees, who would be easier to fire. USFWS – Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Proposed Rule.

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