Tag:Clean Water Act
News
Colorado Officials React to Supreme Court Narrowing of EPA Wetland Jurisdiction
Colorado officials have published statements following the U.S. Supreme Court narrowing the definition of wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Courts
Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion for Sept. 30
In Save The Colorado, et al. v. Spellmon, et al. the 10th Circuit reversed a decision because the federal district court misapplied a jurisdictional statute.
Courts
10th Circuit Says Navajo Nation Members Late in Filing Gold King Mine Spill Lawsuit
The 10th Circuit on Tuesday said hundreds of plaintiffs missed the deadline to bring state claims in a lawsuit over the Gold King Mine spill.
Courts
Federal Judge Invalidates Controversial Trump Clean Water Act Rule
A federal judge in Arizona nullified Monday the Trump-era rule that eliminated Clean Water Act protections for a huge swath of the West.
Courts
U.S. Judge’s Decision in Long-Running Hawai’i Clean Water Act Case May Launch Era of New Permit Requirements for Dischargers of Pollution to Groundwater
A long battle over a Hawai’i local government’s pollution to the ocean via groundwater ended late last week with a federal judge’s order making clear that the discharges are illegal if not authorized by regulators.
Courts
Boston-Based Appeals Court Sends Case Involving Oil and Gas Terminal Prep for Climate Change Events to Trial
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 1 that a lawsuit alleging Exxon-Mobil failed to prepare an oil storage facility for climate change impacts should go to trial.
Features
WOTUS Odyssey, Part 2: Obama and Trump Take Different Paths, Biden Makes Third Effort
On June 7 regulatory agencies acknowledged a need to repeal NWPR to make improvements in the regulatory definition of WOTUS.
Features
WOTUS Odyssey, Part I: Supreme Court Creates Confusion Over Waters of the U.S. Reach
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers will soon attempt again to clarify the reach of their regulatory power over U.S. waterways.