EPA Speaks On Groundwater Permitting Issue
On April 15, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a much-anticipated Interpretative Statement on Releases of Pollutants from Point Sources to Groundwater. Last…
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EPA Administrator Nomination Confirmed by Senate While EPA Defends Recent Analysis Showing Decline in Enforcement
The Senate narrowly confirmed Andrew Wheeler as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, February 28, 2019, by a vote of 52-47. No Democrats…
SCOTUS Will Decide Scope of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
On February 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in County of Maui…
EPA Enforcement Actions Down Substantially
EPA enforcement actions as reflected by the amount of assessed civil penalties have dropped substantially during the first two years of the Trump Administration. (Washington…
Solicitor General Urges SCOTUS to Resolve Groundwater Circuit Split
On January 3, 2019, the U.S. Solicitor General filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife…
EPA Proposes Revising Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
On December 27, EPA proposed to revise the cost finding associated with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) along with the risk and technology…
SCOTUS Seeks Views of Solicitor General in Groundwater Cases
On December 3, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States took a rare step in specifying a deadline by which the U.S. Solicitor General…
Government Climate Change Report Issued — Despite Continued Skepticism, Evidence and Predictions of Significant Potential Damage Seem Difficult To Deny
The federal government, through the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), released the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II, on the Friday following Thanksgiving. (Associated…
Upcoming Election Includes Environmental Issues for Several States
The November 6 election will include environmental ballot initiatives as well as issues dividing candidates and the results should provide an interesting aspect of the…
Comprehensive Study Confirms That Climate Change is Having Substantial Adverse Impacts on National Parks
A recently published report that studied all 417 U.S. National Parks indicates climate change is having a significant and unique impact on many of them.…