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The EPA recently requested public comments on whether pollutant discharges that reach "waters of the United States" are subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act and require National Pollutant...

Colorado authorities recently published proposed regulations that will have major implications for construction and development projects that impact state waters.

A lawsuit brought against the State of Iowa alleging that the State – and various departments and officials – has failed to sufficiently protect the public's use of the Raccoon River was ultimately halted by a divided Iowa Supreme Court ...

Seyfarth Partner Andrew H. Perellis is quoted in this Law360 expert analysis, High Court Water Case Could Put Target On Agencies' Backs (March 29, 2016).

A New York bill, which will take effect January 1, 2025, will have implications for sellers of apparel made with PFAS. The newly enacted bill will prohibit the sale of certain categories...

recent article published in the Akron Beacon Journal indicates that of the 183 water-well complaints received by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...

In the November 2024 election, California voters approved Proposition 4 – the Climate Bond, authorizing the state to issue $10 billion in general obligation bonds to fund climate resilience and environmental conservation projects.

On Monday, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected all challenges to EPA's cooling water intake structure rule. Notwithstanding the Court's rejection of the industry challenges, it's a big win for industry.

A recent federal court ruling on the use of Nationwide Permit 12, in connection with the Keystone XL pipeline project in Montana, threatens the feasibility of current and future development projects nationwide ...

New EU legislation is about to be adopted which will require pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies to pay water pollution costs. More specifically, it will oblige those companies to pay for the clean-up...

Earlier this month, I noted that demand side management policies need to take human behavior into account if they are going to be successful.

On Wednesday, Judge Irene Keeley of the Northern District of West Virginia held that district courts do not have jurisdiction to hear challenges to EPA's rule defining waters of the United States.

As previously reported, California may soon pass the most stringent Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") disclosure requirements in the nation, surpassing even...

Last week before his departure USEPA Administrator Pruitt notified the regulated community that he had directed the Agency to update regulations governing the Agency's use of Section 404(c) ...

The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of dredged or fill materials into U.S. waters unless done in accordance with a permit issued by the Corps.

On July 2, 2015, The National Association of Home Builders, along with several farm and business organizations, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the new rule.

Section 518(e) of the Clean Water Act authorizes the EPA to treat eligible federally recognized tribes, with Indian reservations, as a state for purposes of administering section 303 provisions of the CWA.