KY v. EPA, et al

  1. 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.

  2. December 18, 2023

    Kentucky Urges 6th Circ. To Revive WOTUS Suit

    Kentucky on Monday urged the Sixth Circuit to revive its lawsuit challenging the federal government's controversial rule defining its jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

  3. 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.

  4. July 03, 2023

    6th Circ. Halts Ky. 'Waters Of US' Case After Sackett Ruling

    The Sixth Circuit on Monday granted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's request to halt litigation from business groups and the state of Kentucky while the agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers draw up new rules for waters with federal protection after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

  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 20, 2023

    6th Circ. Grants Ky., Biz Groups' Bid To Pause WOTUS Rule

    The Sixth Circuit on Thursday temporarily granted the requests of Kentucky and business groups that it block the Biden administration's recently implemented rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act while they appeal a lower court dismissal of their lawsuits.