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Over the past few months, I worked with a number of colleagues from the American College of Environmental Lawyers.

The complaint alleges that the state violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it approved the project in December 2023.

The three judge panel issued three separate opinions, with Judge McKeague writing the lead opinion, Judge Griffin concurring in the judgment only, and Judge Keith dissenting.

Today, in a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that district courts are the proper courts to hear challenges to the WOTUS Rule, an Obama-era regulation...

On March 26, 2024, USEPA published a plan to collect nationwide data on per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) that will be used to support PFAS regulation.

On December 11, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review whether a Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdictional determination issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

The Food and Agriculture Organization's Development Law Service is hosting a webinar to explore the emerging legal concept of Rights of Nature and its intersection with critical areas including water resources, Indigenous Peoples' rights, biodiversity, and sustainable food systems. Legal experts will provide analytical insights through case studies and examine how this evolving framework connects to FAO's mandate for environmental protection and land tenure.

Given the conflicting decisions, it is very likely that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will soon address the CWA-groundwater pathway issue.

To mitigate the effects of climate change and years of drought, California plans to double the amount of recycled water produced in the state by 2040 – but is producing more water enough?

President Donald Trump on February 28, 2017, issued an Executive Order directing review and revision or rescission of the "Clean Water Rule: Definition of ‘Waters of the United States,'"

Historically, water users in different areas of Colorado might have been held to varying standards for measuring the water they diverted and used.

In a recent edition of our Energy, Environment and Resources Update, we discussed the then-pending petition for writ of certiorari from a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...

The EPA finalized cooling water intake requirements for existing power plants and other industrial facilities under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act.

The Trump administration has revoked or revised numerous federal regulations under various environmental laws in 2025. Now, the administration has proposed the latest iteration...

This executive order directs the secretary of commerce and secretary of the interior to resume previous Trump Administration efforts to redirect water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Central and Southern California.

On February 1, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision concluding that the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to claims involving the discharge of pollutants...

On May 12, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia issued a decision concluding that the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to claims involving the discharge of pollutants...