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  1. August 28, 2024

    The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report

    Environmental attorneys can expect to see several developments in pending litigation during the remainder of 2024, including two cases that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear about Clean Water Act regulations for San Francisco and the extent of the federal government's authority as part of environmental reviews for projects. Here are some of the biggest cases to watch in the rest of 2024.

  2. June 26, 2024

    States Say Revised EPA Water Rule Worse Than Original

    Two dozen states are seeking a quick win against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and several Native American tribes in their suit challenging a revised rule defining the Clean Water Act's reach, saying it doesn't solve many problems found in the original rule.

  3. April 29, 2024

    US, Tribes Defend Water Rule Against States', Biz Groups' Suit

    The federal government and several Native American tribes on Friday asked a North Dakota federal judge to toss a lawsuit by two dozen states challenging a rule defining the reach of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction.

  4. February 27, 2024

    States, Businesses Aim To Kill Feds' Revised Water Rule

    States and business groups have asked a North Dakota federal judge to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations intended to define the scope of the federal government's authority under the Clean Water Act.

  5. January 01, 2024

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2024

    Game-changing environmental law decisions are on tap for 2024, from two U.S. Supreme Court cases that could make important changes to the practice of administrative law to more rulings on the extent of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

  6. November 14, 2023

    States, Industry Renew WOTUS Suits After Rule Update

    A litany of states and industry groups have renewed efforts to topple the Biden administration's recently revised rule defining the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction, alleging that the changed definition of "waters of the United States" neglects to address a range of other flaws.

  7. October 23, 2023

    Industry Groups Lose Bid To Fight Water Rule In ND Court

    The American Farm Bureau Federation, American Petroleum Institute and a dozen other industry groups can't join litigation by a slew of states challenging the Biden administration's Clean Water Act rule in North Dakota, having already initiated nearly identical litigation in Texas, a North Dakota federal judge said Monday.

  8. August 04, 2023

    The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2023: Midyear Report

    Courts around the U.S. will be weighing important environmental legal issues over the rest of 2023, including how much courts should defer to agency expertise, whether young plaintiffs can sue the U.S. over its energy policies and whether the Biden administration has overstepped in its efforts to enforce its environmental justice priorities.

  9. July 10, 2023

    Texas Judge Halts State's Waters Of US Challenge

    A Texas federal judge put the brakes on the Lone Star State's challenge to a controversial Clean Water Act rule Monday while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers draws up new rules for waters with federal protection following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

  10. June 26, 2023

    EPA Says New 'Waters Of US' Rule To Arrive By September

    The Biden administration on Monday said it is revising a controversial Clean Water Act rule in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to narrow the government's authority under the law.