Law and Environment
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Stamford, CT, USA – November 18, 2012: “The Lorax” balloon is one of the many hot air balloons participating in the city of Stamford annual “Thanksgiving Day Parade” held in the downtown area of the city. The post Post-Sackett, Who Will Speak for the Clean Water Act?
Acoel
OCTOBER 1, 2022
The Supreme Court is stepping once more into Clean Water Act “waters of the United States,” more popularly known as WOTUS. If you’re a Clean Water Act wonk, there may be a little voice in the back of your head yelling, “Theeeey’re baaack!” United States.
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The Energy Law Blog
APRIL 28, 2020
where the Court held that, in limited circumstances, a party discharging pollutants into groundwater that ultimately end up in navigable waters will need a permit under the Clean Water Act. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12)(A); see also 33 U.S.C. 1342 (NPDES provisions).
Acoel
MARCH 28, 2023
Posted on March 28, 2023 by Jeff Porter Inside EPA is reporting that the United States Forest Service is going to work with EPA to obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage under the Federal Clean Water Act authorizing it to continue fighting forest fires from the air.
The Energy Law Blog
JUNE 1, 2016
The Corps’ definition of whether property constitutes “waters of the United States” is significant because the Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of pollutants into “the waters of the United States.” The Corps has defined the waters of the United States very broadly, along the lines of the Commerce Clause.
Circle of Blue
MAY 3, 2023
The Supreme Court will decide which wetland ecosystems are included in the Clean Water Act, the law that regulates the dumping of pollutants into American waters. Amidst drought, farmers in southern Taiwan are being paid not to grow crops as the government reserves water for semiconductor production.
Acoel
JANUARY 14, 2022
For example, under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 309, the statutory penalty maximum of $125,000 for administrative penalties is now $287,632 due to the inflation adjustment. Over the last 10 fiscal years (2012-21), state penalties for Clean Water Act violations averaged $12,901.
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