E2 Law Blog
MAY 26, 2023
The wetlands at issue are separated by a 30-foot road from an unnamed tributary that feeds into a non-navigable creek that feeds into Priest Lake, a navigable but wholly intrastate water body. Thus began nearly two decades of litigation, culminating in the Supreme Court’s May 25, 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA , 598 U.S.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 10, 2022
But if Justice declined to act, the two intrepid canoers were positioned to make a political statement as well. Some history: Congress passed annual Rivers and Harbors Acts in the late 19th century, to make appropriations to the Corps of Engineers, to regulate construction in navigable waters, and to protect navigable channels.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 2, 2023
That was his way as a political leader: working tirelessly and proactively to make connections and fight to ensure everyone had the right to a safe and healthy environment. Among its provisions, the legislation will: Require consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting decisions under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act is not intended to support innovation. By definition, at some point that’s going to involve innovation – the adoption and diffusion new technologies and management practices, or, more simply, doing things differently than the tried and true.
Circle of Blue
MARCH 23, 2022
In Recent Water News. Unsafe Yield – Severe drought, dead well, and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril. Read the second of three reports on Arizona’s water reckoning. On the Radar.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 26, 2022
Supreme Court agreed to consider limiting the scope of the Clean Water Act. In 2006, the Court defined a wetland as any body of water which has a “significant nexus” to a waterway. In context: EPA Clean Water Rule Meets Political Pushback. On the Radar. On Monday, the U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Scientific expertise without local, political, or legal knowledge is not enough to take on powerful organizations. The most useful evidence to support legal actions demonstrate violations of environmental protections afforded by laws like the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.
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