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By Ryan Elliott On August 8, 2014

Ohio Residents Allege Unlawful Transfer of Discharge Permit Authority for CAFOs

On August 4, 2014, two Ohio residents filed a complaint in federal court alleging that Ohio EPA violated the Clean Water Act in...


Tags: Citizen Suit, NPDES, Clean Water Act, ohio epa,

U.S. EPA Proposes Rule Defining
By Ryan Elliott On April 13, 2014

U.S. EPA Proposes Rule Defining "Waters of the United States"

On March 25, 2014, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers jointly released a proposed rule redefining "Waters of the United...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment

By Kristin Watt On April 27, 2012

A Potential Stop to Clean Water "Power Grab" via EPA Guidance?

The Congressional Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced today that H.R. 4965 was introduced to "prohibit the...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment

The U.S Supreme Court Decided Today A Significant CWA Case
By Kristin Watt On March 21, 2012

The U.S Supreme Court Decided Today A Significant CWA Case

Today the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously (with two concurring decisions) decided Sackett v. EPA - a case that everyone in the...


Tags: Compliance Orders, Clean Water Act, Environment

New (Relatively) KY Oil Pipeline Spill Case
By Greg Russell On March 10, 2012

New (Relatively) KY Oil Pipeline Spill Case

In Mid-Valley Pipeline Co. v. S.J. Louis Construction, Inc., the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...


Tags: Oil, Clean Water Act, Energy, Environment

By Kristin Watt On July 13, 2011

House Will Consider Bill to Rein in EPA to "Restore Balanced Federal-State Regulatory Partnership"

We all will likely be reading and hearing more about a US House Bill (H.R. 2018) coming before the full House for a vote - the...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment

By Greg Russell On May 6, 2011

Navigable Water Guidance

U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have published for comment a guidance document that describes how the agencies...


Tags: Navigable, Clean Water Act, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On March 1, 2010

CWA - Navigable Waters

We have reported previously on the narrowing definition of "navigable waters" under the Clean Water Act, particularly with...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Energy

By Kristin Watt On October 20, 2009

Clean Water Act - Stepped Up Enforcement

On October 15, 2009, US EPA announced its intention to step up enforcement under the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Action...


Tags: Clean Water Act, enforcement, Environment

By Kristin Watt On June 29, 2009

Supreme Court Rules on Clean Water Act Section 402 and 404 Distinction

On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its last environmental ruling of the term, discussed the permitting authority...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment

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