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Carolinas Environmental Legislative Update

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Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more

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“Error: 404 not found?” Federal Judge Vacates Florida’s 404 Wetlands Permitting Program

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“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

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Effective Immediately, EPA and Army Corps Drastically Reduce Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published in the September 8th Federal Register a final rule to amend the “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” rule....more

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Questions Remain After EPA and the Army Corps Update the “Waters of the United States” Definition Following Sackett v. EPA

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On August 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) released the text of a rule further revising the definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) that the...more

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EPA Issues Emergency New Rule on Waters of the United States

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Using a rarely invoked exception to the Administrative Procedure Act’s requirement for public notice and comment prior to issuing a new rule, the EPA set forth a new rule governing jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act...more

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Environmental and Regulatory Law Update: New Federal and State Rulings

The first quarter of 2022 has yielded a number of decisions, reversals and agency adjustments worth note. ...more

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The EPA and the Corps of Engineers Propose Another Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”

On December 7, 2021, the most recent proposed revision to the Clean Water Act’s term, “Waters of the United States” was published in the Federal Register. (See 86 FR 69372.) Comments on this proposal must be submitted by...more

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Maryland Board of Public Works Solicits Comments to Proposed Redraft of Maryland Tidal Wetland Regulations by January 31, 2020

For the first time in more than 30 years, Maryland’s wetland regulations will undergo a review and update, for which the Maryland Board of Public Works’ Wetlands Administration (“BPW”) is soliciting comments on or before...more

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Fate of “Waters of the United States” Rulemaking Now Even Murkier

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The saga of the federal Clean Water Act’s definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) has taken more turns recently, including a significant setback for the Trump Administration’s efforts to transition away from the...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds that 1993 Budget Appropriations Language Does Not Compel the Corps of Engineers to use 1987 Wetlands Guidance...

On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided the case of Tin Cup, LLC v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A divided panel of the Court of Appeals (although all members concurred in the result)...more

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Modification of a Wetland Mitigation Bank Boundaries: U.S. District Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Corps of Engineers Approval

A United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida addressed in an August 13th opinion whether the St. Johns River Water Management District (“SJRWMD”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (the “ACOE”) violated: ...more

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Tribal Challenge to Road Construction: Federal Appellate Court Addresses National Historic Preservation Act and Clean Water Act...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Court”) affirmed a lower court ruling addressing challenges to Clean Water Act nationwide permits granted to Meryln Drake by the United States Corps of Engineers...more

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Sixth Circuit Holds That Prolonged Permitting Processes Are Not A Final Action Warranting Judicial Review

On March 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided the case of Marquette County Road Commission v. U.S. EPA, et al. The opinion will not be published in the Federal Reporter. Both the trial court and the...more

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States, NRDC, And NWF Sue EPA And Corps On Applicability Date Final Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Continuing the fight over the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., the National Wildlife Federation...more

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SCOTUS Holds that Challenges to the Definition of Waters of the United States Must Be Heard in the U.S. District Courts

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Benjamin Stonelake In a unanimous decision and opinion delivered by Justice Sotomayor on January 22, 2018, in National Association of Manufacturers v. U.S. Department of Defense, the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”)...more

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Supreme Court Makes Jurisdictional Determination on Clean Water Act Rule - EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Act to Delay Rule...

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• U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously – on narrow procedural grounds – that the courts of appeals do not have original jurisdiction to hear challenges to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Obama Administration's 2015 rule...more

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Regulated Parties – 2, Regulators – 0

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The United States Supreme Court has handed regulated parties their second win in four years concerning when they can take EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to court over wetlands permitting issues. In 2012, the...more

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Environmental Notes - July 2016

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CONGRESS FINDS THE FORMULA TO REFORM CHEMICAL REGULATION - The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) is the primary federal law by which the manufacture, import and use of chemical substances are regulated in the United...more

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Wetlands Determinations - Uncertainty for the Clean Water Rule?

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On May 31, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. holding that approved judicial determinations as to the presence of wetlands issued by the...more

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SCOTUS Gives Landowners New Tools to Challenge Wetlands Permitting Decisions

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The United States Supreme Court handed landowners and developers a win this month in a unanimous decision allowing appeals to federal courts of Army Corps of Engineers determinations that a body of water or wetland is subject...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2016

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Environmental and Policy Focus - U.S. Supreme Court allows pre-permit challenges to approved jurisdictional determinations - Allen Matkins - May 31 - In a major new legal development for the Clean Water Act's...more

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Unanimous Supreme Court Sides With Property Owners In Clean Water Act Row

Introduction - On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision that continues a trend of judicial skepticism toward federal agency efforts to avoid judicial review of agency permitting and related...more

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US Supreme Court Holds US Army Corps Clean Water Act Determinations Reviewable

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Decision allows landowners to challenge in court a US Army Corps of Engineers’ determination that a property is subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act....more

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Supreme Court: Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations Challengeable in Federal Court

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The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on May 31, 2016, in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc., No. 15-290, slip op., 578 U.S. ___ (2016) that approved jurisdictional determinations (JDs) issued by...more

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Supreme Court Allows Challenges to Section 404 Jurisdictional Determinations

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc., No. 15-290 (May 31, 2016) - Why It Matters: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously concluded that property owners who are required to obtain Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404...more

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