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According to POLITICO, even Republicans in Congress are concerned that the EPA will not move forward with a rulemaking to regulate PFOS and PFOA

Fairfax County, Virginia, recently released updated recommendations for data center development in the county, including potential changes to the comprehensive...

Godfrey & Kahn has been tracking and advising clients regarding notable PFAS developments, including two massive PFAS settlements that manufacturers of PFAS have agreed to with a class...

At issue in Altamaha Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Rayonier Performance Fibers, LLC et al., 2018 WL 2947915, Case No. A18A0594 (Ga. App. June 13, 2018), was the definition of the phrase "interferes with legitimate water uses" in the narrative standard established by Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 391-3-6-.03 (5)(c).

There are many incentives for land developers to challenge the government's determination of what are "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

PFAS contamination in drinking water is under increasing regulatory scrutiny, not only from the EPA and other federal agencies...

The public comment period for new federal regulations regarding fracking on public lands—the first substantive update to the rules in three decades—ended on Friday with over 1 million submissions from both critics and advocates evaluating the proposed rules.

2023 has been another interesting year in the eminent domain world. We've reported on some interesting court decisions, we've seen funding make its way to some critical infrastructure projects...

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final rule listing the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelids suwanniensis)...

The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has begun its process to develop a new statewide Urban Stormwater Infiltration Policy.

The U.S. EPA proposed a new rule under the Clean Water Act reversing the Trump Administration's rule for water quality certifications under section 401 of the Act. Section 401 provides states and tribes with authority to protect waters within their jurisdiction from pollutant discharges originating from federally-licensed or -permitted projects.

With the federal government shutdown finally over after five weeks, the long-term effects are likely to have a lingering impact on regulatory ...

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and North Dakota.

In 2024, we reported on a significant published appellate decision, South San Joaquin Irrigation District v. PG&E, which concluded that when a public agency uses eminent domain to acquire the assets of an electric, gas, or water utility.

U.S. District Court Judge Donald Nugent handed Benedict Lupo a 28-month prison sentence and a $25,000 fine for a violation of the United States Clean Water Act.

On March 2, 2021, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in the case of Colorado v. EPA...

We previously discussed concerns of contaminated spring runoff in the Animas and San Juan Rivers following the Gold King Mine wastewater release – the full post can be found here.