New Developments in the Ongoing Debate Concerning Clean Water Act Jurisdiction over Indirect Discharges via Groundwater -
In response to a split in the federal circuit courts of appeals and after a long history of...more
On July 6, 2015, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously rejected a challenge brought by agricultural and builder groups to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay...more
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On October 3, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) unveiled a new draft policy that would strengthen its compliance and enforcement protocols for both unconventional and conventional oil and...more