September 7, 2023
On Aug. 29, 2023, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a new final rule amending the 2023 definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The new rule constitutes the agencies’ effort …
June 15, 2023
The Supreme Court’s Sackett decision will change how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have sought to implement the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Court’s rule explicitly directs agencies to …
May 25, 2023
The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on the Sackett v. EPA case today, unanimously rejecting the use of the significant nexus test to determine Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction. The Sacketts of Idaho asked the Supreme Court to …
April 6, 2023
A bipartisan 53-43 majority of the U.S. Senate voted on March 29 to join the House in rejecting the Biden Administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. This vote on a joint resolution of disapproval …
October 20, 2022
The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) had difficult questions for the plaintiffs and EPA on October 3 during oral arguments on a closely watched case defining what water features are Waters of the United …
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