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QUANTIFYING TRIBAL RESERVED WATER RIGHTS IN STATE WATER ADJUDICATIONS

Acoel

These adjudications of in-state water basins, conducted before state district courts or special water courts, will involve hundreds of private, tribal. Expect these fights over the lifeblood of the West to wind their way through State Supreme Courts on their way to the United States Supreme Court before this decade ends. [1]

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

Law Columbia

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, any party seeking to construct a project that will discharge dredged or fill material into waters within the Corps’ jurisdiction must obtain a permit. In May, the Court modified its earlier vacatur of NWP 12 to cover only future oil and gas pipeline construction. In April of this year, the U.S.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. Appeals court rules that US Fish and Wildlife Service improperly denied protections for Pacific walruses. Next, the Biden Administration will craft ist own version of the Clean Water Rule, which will likely face challenges in the courts.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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ESA & ESAL Webinar “Protecting Waterways for Healthy Communities and Ecosystems” – Monday, May 8 at 2:00 pm Join ESAL and ESA to learn how science and policy intersect to protect waterways, hear from local advocates for ecologically sound practices, and discuss the potential impact of an ongoing Supreme Court Case. Register here.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

Interior Department seeks nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Council. Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act case. Clean Water Act: In what will be one of the most important final environmental rulings in the history of the U.S., In the case, the Court will hear, Sackett v. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: February 28, 2022

ESA

Supreme Court to hear climate case. Supreme Court rejects Dakota Access NEPA battle – E&E News. Supreme court case could restrict Biden’s effort to tackle climate crisis – The Guardian. EPA – Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

143-215.10C, to require a groundwater compliance boundary at animal operations: “[animal operations] shall have a compliance boundary as may be established by rule or permit for various categories of animal waste management systems and beyond which groundwater quality standards may not be exceeded.” House Bill 600, Sec.

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