We are on the eve of a new regulatory definition of "waters of the United States" for the Clean Water Act.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") completed step one...more
10/24/2019
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Clean Water Rule ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Final Rules ,
Inland Waterways ,
Jurisdiction ,
Navigable Waters ,
New Regulations ,
Public Comment ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
On Monday, October 15, the North Carolina General Assembly voted during a Special Session to approve Senate Bill 3, which appropriated an unprecedented $794 million in state funds for Hurricane Florence relief.
Roughly...more
Can the law that protects the quality of the nation's waters seep into groundwater below the surface?
According to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which includes North Carolina in its...more
Sixteen months after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit entered its Order halting application of the 2015 Clean Water Rule ("Rule") nationwide, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order...more
6/14/2017
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Clean Water Act ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Justice Scalia ,
Nexus ,
Public Comment ,
Rapanos v US ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States