Few five-word phrases have vexed the justices of the United States Supreme Court more than “waters of the United States” as used in the Clean Water Act (CWA or Act). The Court has attempted to define the term, and thereby the...more
6/2/2023
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On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), that the Clean Air Act did not clearly authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create the...more
7/12/2022
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