Water Regulations
09.12.2019 |
Schuyler K. Espy
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion…
01.11.2019 |
Schuyler K. Espy
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…
01.11.2017 |
William L. Penny
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation ("TDEC") is soliciting comments on its new Antidegradation Guidance Document. The document, dated July 19, 2016, was made…
01.4.2017 |
Ronald W. Farley
On December 20, 2016, Michigan's Attorney General announced additional indictments in the Flint water crisis. The indictments against two former emergency managers and two former…
03.4.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
Flint, Michigan's problems with lead in its drinking water have been well documented, and this has prompted reports of similar problems detected in other communities,…
02.2.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
The problems with the quality of drinking water in Flint, Michigan, are not necessarily an isolated collection of failures. From a technical standpoint, the potential…
01.4.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
As the New Year begins, a number of issues will compete for attention from Congress and the courts, and we may even get some final…
10.9.2015 |
William L. Penny
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a nationwide stay of the controversial EPA/Corps of Engineers Clean Water Rule which was effective…
10.8.2015 |
Ronald W. Farley
For the City of Flint, Michigan, the immediate problem is that the water it provides its citizens is not safe to drink. For many other…
07.23.2015 |
William L. Penny
Today, the State of Tennessee joined in one of the many lawsuits filed by States challenging the EPA and Corps of Engineers Final Rule that…