“Error: 404 not found.” The dreaded message you see when you visit a website that no longer exists. A District of Columbia federal district court judge ended the existence of Florida’s “404 program” (for protection of federal...more
3/1/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Center for Biological Diversity ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Dredge and Fill ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Florida ,
Permits ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
The United States Supreme Court released in May an opinion in Sackett v. EPA (styled Sackett II), in which the Court unanimously held that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its jurisdiction in classifying...more
When you find yourself digging the same hole and getting nowhere, quit digging. At least, that is what rational logic would dictate.
On December 30, 2022, the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (collectively,...more
SCOTUS Shadow Docket Reinstates Trump-Era Clean Water Act Rule -
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era environmental regulation related to the States’ enforcement rights under the federal...more
An Arizona District Court's recent ruling has effectively eliminated the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) on a nationwide scale and could dramatically alter the Federal 404 wetland dredge-and-fill permit...more