On May 28, 2024, the Supreme Court announced that it would review a Clean Water Act (CWA) case brought by the City of San Francisco (“San Francisco” or “the City”) against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted March 23rd Comments to a Proposed EPA Rule styled: Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standard for the - ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a pre-Federal Register Notice for a proposed rule addressing Clean Water Act effluent limit guidelines for the Meat and Poultry Products (“MPP”) industrial...more
The Massachusetts Port Authority (“Authority”) filed a September 20th document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled: Petition for Review of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, LLC (“Huntsman”) entered into a May 8th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) issued a June 17th decision challenging certain conditions in a Keene, New Hampshire, (“City”) Public Owned Treatment Works...more
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted April 26th comments to Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing its draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more
In September 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Preliminary Plan 15”) which includes two new rulemakings that are intended to reduce Per- and...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Albemarle Corporation (“AC”) entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an August 5th Opinion a judicial challenge to nonbinding guidance that had been issued by the United States Environmental Protection...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators, the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, and the Environmental Council of the States...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a February 26th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the City of Lewisburg, Tennessee (“City”) for alleged violations of a National Pollution...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a May 2018 document intended to respond to what it describes as “Frequently Asked Questions” regarding the recently issued Clean Water Act Dental Effluent...more
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Court”) addressed an appeal of a Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, (“Circuit Court”) decision upholding Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) permits for...more
The final rule, touted by EPA as eliminating environmental impacts and cancer risks, substantively changes longstanding regulations regarding steam electric power plants. On September 30, the US Environmental Protection...more