On June 4, 2020, U.S. EPA proposed a rule to improve the consistency and transparency of benefit cost analyses (BCAs) for all...
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On June 1, 2020, U.S. EPA finalized amendments to the rules governing the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality...
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On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that a permit is required for either “a direct discharge of...
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On April 21, 2020, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers published the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule amending the...
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On March 25, 2020, USEPA released draft guidance regarding its interpretation of “begin actual construction” under the...
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As an update to our previous post regarding COVID-19 and environmental compliance, new developments at the state and federal...
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As businesses across the United States confront the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vorys environmental team is...
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As discussed in an earlier post, found here, the Council of Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) recently published proposed amendments...
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The Council for Environmental Quality recently published proposed amendments to update the procedural regulations used to...
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On November 29,2019, U.S. EPA issued a final rule redesignating the Ohio portion of the Stubenville Ohio-West Virginia...
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