Upper Missouri Waterkeeper v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al

  1. November 15, 2019

    Enviro Says Mont. Water Quality Exception Rightly Rejected

    An environmental group said Friday that a Montana federal judge shouldn't back away from his finding that a state regulation intended to provide flexibility to polluters struggling to meet water quality standards violates the Clean Water Act. 

  2. October 21, 2019

    EPA Fights Judge's Ruling On Mont. CWA Exception

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked a Montana federal judge to reverse his finding that a state regulation intended to provide flexibility to polluters struggling to meet water quality standards violates the Clean Water Act.

  3. July 08, 2019

    Biggest Enviro Law Rulings So Far In 2019: Midyear Report

    The U.S. Supreme Court made the biggest splash in environmental law during the first half of 2019 when it limited courts' ability to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of their own regulations. Here's a recap of the biggest environment-related court decisions from the first half of the year.

  4. March 26, 2019

    Mont. Water Quality Exception Violates CWA, Judge Says

    A Montana regulation intended to provide flexibility to polluters struggling to meet state water quality standards violates the Clean Water Act because it makes a deadline to meet the required limits meaningless, a federal judge ruled Monday.