Commonwealth of Kentucky v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al

  1. November 12, 2024

    Kentucky Plunges Into 2nd Challenge To Waters Of US Rule

    Kentucky has refiled its lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule defining the scope of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, after the Sixth Circuit found that a federal district judge improperly dismissed the case.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. May 10, 2023

    6th Circ. Grants Injunction In Ky. Water Rule Challenge

    A Sixth Circuit panel agreed Wednesday to put the Biden administration's waters of the U.S. rule defining the Clean Water Act's scope on pause as Kentucky and a coalition of business groups appeal a district court's dismissal of their suits challenging the rule for lack of standing.

  7. April 14, 2023

    Feds Want Water Rule Preserved During Kentucky Appeal

    The Biden administration is urging a Kentucky federal judge to preserve a new rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act while Kentucky and industry group opponents appeal the district court's rejection of their suit challenging the recently implemented "waters of the United States" definition.

  8. April 06, 2023

    Ky., Biz Groups Want WOTUS Rule Paused For Appeal

    Kentucky and industry groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have asked a federal judge to block the Biden administration's rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act while they appeal his decision to dismiss their legal challenges.

  9. April 03, 2023

    Judge Sinks Kentucky's, Biz Groups' WOTUS Rule Challenge

    The Kentucky attorney general and a variety of business groups on Friday lost their bid to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers' rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act, as a federal judge found they lacked standing.

  10. March 09, 2023

    Kentucky Judge Bars Enviros From EPA Water Rule Suit

    A Kentucky federal judge on Wednesday denied conservation groups' motion to intervene in state's and industry groups' legal challenges to the Biden administration's rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction.