Legal Planet
MAY 16, 2024
The Clean Water Act requires that industrial sources reduce their discharges, but it left two big questions unanswered: Would EPA or the states set the pollution limits? Morton opened the door for environmental groups to sue over government actions, something that Justice Scalia had opposed since his days as a law professor.
Legal Planet
JULY 6, 2023
However, from what I’ve read, it looks likely that the government actually is going to try to issue new regulations. The federal government will also have to vigilantly monitor state and local permitting to identify projects that might violate the new standards. This would hopefully would provide less of a target for attack.
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Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Congress set the stage when it passed the Clean Water Act 50 years ago. The law gave the federal government jurisdiction over “navigable waters.” But the Clean Water Act adds a definition of its own for the term as meaning “the waters of the United States.” That’s why the U.S.
E2 Law Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Addressing these issues will be at the forefront for various government entities in 2024. Addressing the challenges that forever chemicals pose will require additional funding to employ the necessary technology and water infrastructure designed specifically for this purpose. Sackett Ruling Impact on Florida – The U.S.
Greenbuilding Law
JUNE 20, 2021
Last week the Environmental Protect Agency and Department of the Army announced the agencies’ intent to initiate new rulemaking that restores the Obama era waters of the United States rule that was in place pre-2015, and before the current Trump era rule.
CEQA Developments
MARCH 4, 2021
In the area of State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB” or the “State Board”) water quality certifications (“WQCs”) under the Federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”; 33 U.S.C § 1251 et seq), this bedrock principle appears to have been watered down, and it may be significantly eroding under pressure from a preemptive federal law deadline.
Smith Enviorment
JANUARY 6, 2020
The EMC and water quality staff in the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) spent seven years developing a nutrient management strategy to address water quality standard violations in Jordan Lake as required by the federal Clean Water Act and by state water quality laws.
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