ArticleCalifornia State Water Board Declares Continuation Of Drought In EmergencyThe Water Board issued a requirement during the drought that urban areas pass a stress test. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesDuane Morris LLP
ArticleDecoupling: A Key Solution To California's Water Supply RisksThe article opens, "The future social, economic, and cultural success of California depends on a steady supply of safe, reliable, and affordable water. California's...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesNossaman LLP
ArticleEnergy & Sustainability Client Feature: GradiantIn this month's newsletter, we are thrilled to feature Gradiant, a technology-driven, end-to-end wastewater treatment solution provider.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleEnergy & Sustainability Client Feature — GradiantThis month we are excited to feature our client Gradiant, a trailblazing company offering advanced water and wastewater treatment solutions, which recently announced a significant...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleEnergy & Sustainability Client Feature — GroGuruThis month, we are excited to feature GroGuru, a company applying machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to help farmers implement strategic water management solutions...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleExtra Time For States In Clean Water Act Match Unlikely To EndOne of the many things I've never understood about soccer (football in the rest of the world) is that the referee can decide, or not, to add "extra time" at the end of the game to account...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleFERC Issues Policy Statement Extending License Terms For Hydro ProjectsFERC released a policy statement on October 19, 2017, revising its longstanding approach to setting the license terms for hydroelectric projects.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticlePredictions Of Single-Issue Energy Legislation, Hydraulic Fracturing, And American Energy Independence – ML Strategies Weekly Energy And Environmental UpdateAlthough the House and Senate are on recess, April promises to be a busy month, the nominees for the Interior and Energy Departments will have their confirmation hearings in Senate next week, and Congress is expected to consider important energy legislation later this month.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleState Attorneys General Take Issue With Inclusion Of Clean Water Rule In Proposed Reissuance Of Nationwide PermitsThe Attorneys General for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin sent a comment letter to the Army Corps of Engineers contesting the inclusion of the Clean Water Rule United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesLewis Roca
ArticleThe End Of The Road In Maui?Traveling the long and winding road to Hana in Maui is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have in the United States.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleTrump Administration's Budget Blueprint Calls For Significant Impacts To Environmental ProgramsThe Trump Administration unveiled significant rollbacks in funding for federal agencies when it released its Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again on March 16, 2017. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesHolland & Knight
ArticleWater Shortages Loom Large For California FarmersFrom a climate perspective, 2016 in California was a fairly wet year. Northern California reservoirs filled and went in the flood control releases. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesDuane Morris LLP
ArticleAnd Then There Was One -- The Judge In Texas Joined The Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals In Staying Another Challenge To EPA's "Old" WOTUS RuleJust before the July 4th holiday, I was wondering out loud what was to be gained by having a Federal District Court decide the merits of a challenge to EPA's eighth attempt to determine the reach of the Clean Water Act.United StatesEnvironmentMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleAnother State Proposes A PFAS Limit While EPA Tries To Catch UpBloomberg Environment reports the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will set a drinking water limit for two of the thousands of "forever chemicals"...United StatesEnvironmentMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleCity In Washington Votes To Grant Local River Legally Enforceable Right To ExistThe City of Everett (City) voted on November 5, 2024, to pass initiative 24-03, granting the Snohomish River Watershed (Watershed) enforceable legal rights within the City's limits.United StatesEnvironmentBeveridge & Diamond, P.C.
ArticleEPA's Science Advisory Board Is Blessing EPA PFAS Basis For Setting Drinking Water Standards. They May Not Be Zero But They'll Likely Be Close To It.This week EPA's Science Advisory Board issued its final report on EPA's assessment of the risks associated with drinking water containing two of the hundreds of forever chemicals collectively known as PFAS.United StatesEnvironmentMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleEPA Extends Deadline For PFAS Comments To September 28, 2018In the wake of the PFAS National Leadership Summit convened by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 22-23, 2018, EPA opened a public docket ...United StatesEnvironmentHolland & Knight
ArticleEPA Proposes Approval Of Louisiana's Assumption Of CCS Injection PermittingEPA has issued a proposed rule that would approve Louisiana's long-pending application to significantly expand the state's role in permitting carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects.United StatesEnvironmentArnold & Porter
ArticleEPA Publishes Notice Requesting Public Comment On Whether To Regulate Discharges To Groundwater Under The CWAOn February 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on whether the EPA can regulate discharges to groundwater that flow to jurisdictional surface waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA). United StatesEnvironmentAkin
ArticleEPA Seeks Stakeholder Feedback For Implementation Of WOTUSOn March 24, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (together, the Agencies) announced plans to engage stakeholders in the Trump administration's latest effort to pare back the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA)United StatesEnvironmentBeveridge & Diamond, P.C.