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Texas Waters of the United States

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Governor Abbott says Texas isn't bound by the oldest Federal environmental law. He's about to learn what he should have learned in...

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Law 360 is reporting on yesterday's hearing in the United States' litigation against the State of Texas to cause the removal of an unpermitted “marine barrier” placed by the State of Texas in the Rio Grande River. Putting...more

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2023 WOTUS Rule Enjoined in Texas and Idaho (Or “Here We Go Again”)

On March 19, 2023, a federal district court in Texas granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the January 2023 Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (2023 WOTUS rule) promulgated by Environmental Protection...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: United States District Court Judge (Southern District of Texas) Enjoins Enforcement...

United States District Judge (Southern District of Texas) Jeffrey Vincent Brown (“Court”) issued a March 19th Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (“Order”) addressing a challenge to a final rule...more

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Not so hard cases can also make bad law -- Deference to Agencies takes a hit in the Texas Waters of the United States Case

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Sam Hess of Inside EPA points out that Judge Brown of Texas concluded that the United States Supreme Court's nearly forty year old precedent compelling the Judiciary to defer to Executive Branch interpretations of laws it is...more

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Permian Pipeline/Nationwide Permit 12: Sierra Club Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

The Sierra Club filed on April 30th a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) challenging the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters...more

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