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In response to "multiple" cyber threat vectors, the Biden administration has asked governors of all 50 states to generate cybersecurity plans within 90 days (approximately July 1, 2024) to protect local water and wastewater facilities.

On August 6, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the direct potable reuse (DPR) regulations that were previously adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board...

Last week, California Governor Edmund (Jerry) Brown announced a $1 billion emergency drought package and an executive order mandating a statewide 25 percent cut in potable water use through the end of next February.

On May 19, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a significant legislative package and signed an executive order aimed at reforming the California Environmental Quality Act...

California's water professionals work tirelessly to ensure safe and reliable water, wastewater, and recycled water services across the state, especially as the region faces a hotter, drier climate with extreme weather events. This recognition highlights the essential expertise and dedication these professionals bring to their communities while encouraging the next generation to consider rewarding careers in the water industry.

EHS Daily Advisor referenced an article written by Environmental Law Practice Chair Jeffrey R. Porter about a 9th Circuit decision regarding the Clean Water Act.

We are excited to share that ZwitterCo, a start-up company harnessing the properties of zwitterions — molecules with an equal number of positively- and negatively...

On December 19, 2013, the EPA issued a final rule that outlines requirements for CCS technologies to protect underground sources of drinking water.

If you live in Colorado and have a ditch or reservoir, you will soon be subject to newly developed water measurement rules. Each Water Division is developing its own rules under slightly different timelines.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on April 18, 2018, entitled "The Appropriate Role of States and the Federal Government in Protecting Groundwater." ...

A new chapter opened last week in the perennial water wars between Georgia and Florida.

In a first-of-its-kind ruling with major implications for both the energy and environmental sectors, the Texas Supreme Court, in Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating, LLC (June 27, 2025)...

As Congress returns after a week-long recess, energy-related issues and legislation are at the top of the agenda for many members and committees.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently issued a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that, if finalized, will change the regulations applicable...

On March 29, 2022, Michael Rolband, the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), issued a memorandum implementing a new and much more stringent post-development stormwater

Yesterday a split three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a clay manufacturer is entitled to a new trial of Federal Clean Water Act...

The issue is now ripe for Supreme Court review. In fact, a certiorari petition had been filed with the Supreme Court for review of the Ninth Circuit's Maui decision.

At the end of the year, Arnold & Porter is doing a series of blog posts focused on some of the key environmental and energy provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.