Posts tagged Clean Water Rule.
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 August 28, 2015. A copy of the decision is HERE. Some 30 states, industry and environmental groups had petitions pending in a number of circuit courts and all were consolidated in the Sixth Circuit. In what appears to be an interesting ruling, the three judge panel essentially expressed a desire to have the rule fully litigated before enforcing it. According to the Court:
A stay temporarily silences the whirlwind of confusion that ...
Posted in: Water Regulations
Tags: burr and forman, clean water act, Clean Water Rule, Corps of Engineers, Environmental Blog, environmental law, environmental protection agency, epa, nationwide stay, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, water regulations
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, EPA issued a long-awaited rule defining "Waters of the United States." The final rule is available as a prepublication version. Elsewhere, on EPA's Clean Water Rule webpage, there are a number of fact sheets and information intended to explain and support the rule as proposed. EPA apparently found this scope of detail and explanation necessary due to the significant opposition to the rule. Even before publication, the rule had generated a great deal of opposition. The proposed definition has been viewed by a number of groups as effecting a broad expansion of ...
Posted in: Environmental Protection Agency, Water Regulations
Tags: Clean Water Rule, environmental protection agency, epa, National Association of Manufacturers, Waters of the United States