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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its draft sixth Contaminant Candidate List under the Safe Drinking Water Act, marking a significant regulatory development by including microplastics...

On June 10, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014.

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week's updates.

Readers of Mainbrace know well that the United States has been aggressively enforcing compliance with MARPOL for decades. Often referred to as "magic pipe" cases, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ")...

On February 25, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom launched the California Water Plan 2028, initiating a comprehensive, multi-year effort to modernize the State's water planning framework.

Washington, D.C. (January 3, 2020) - Action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances continued until the last days of 2019 and shows no chance of slowing in 2020.

Reflecting on the subject at hand, the well-known idiom considered a curse came to mind, "May she live in interesting times." Like it or not, and whether curse or blessing...

On January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision threw the long contested issue of what constitutes "waters of the U.S." back to the lower courts.

Congratulations to our client, Tiburon Subsea, for their recent discovery of the WWII submarine USS Harder!

In June of 2018, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) provided recommendations for PFOA and PFOS notification levels.

With nearly 30,000 new injection wells being drilled each year, hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is a rapidly expanding method of oil and gas extraction...

While much has been done to accelerate the deployment of new nuclear generation, there remains an as-yet unutilized resource that could be leveraged to begin construction of certain facilities now.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead Proposition 65 enforcement agency, recently adopted new Prop 65 regulations.

Washington state has joined the growing list of states addressing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals," in biosolids that are widely used in farming.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell recently proposed legislation that would require the city's large commercial and multifamily buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

In a major water rights case that pits the practical needs of drinking water system operators against environmentalists, conservationists, and some state and tribal governments...

The Situation: The Supreme Court held that a discharge through groundwater that is the functional equivalent of a direct discharge to navigable waters requires a Clean Water Act permit

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently announced publication of its final Navigable Waters Protection Rule