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Tag: waters of the U.S.
Supreme Court Returns to “Waters of the U.S.” Definition – A Congressional Perspective Oct 14, 2022
On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court began its new term by hearing oral arguments over the Clean Water Act’s troubled definition of navigable waters in the case, Sackett v. […]
Ag Response to WOTUS Not as Aggressive – DTN Feb 17, 2022
After a tense group of state agriculture directors listened to an expert on the Clean Water Act explain EPA’s latest attempt to rewrite the “waters of the U.S.” rule, Ted […]
WOTUS Rulemaking Battlefronts Heat Up – DTN Feb 9, 2022
Although state and agriculture interests are calling for EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw a first rule resetting waters of the U.S. definitions back to pre-2015, […]
EPA Rescinds Clean Water Act Groundwater Guidance – DTN Sep 28, 2021
Even if agricultural facilities are designed to avoid wastewater discharges, a recent EPA action to rescind Trump-era groundwater guidance could expose farmers and ranchers to Clean Water Act liability. On […]
EPA to Schedule Waters of the U.S. Rewrite Hearings – DTN Aug 2, 2021
The EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to schedule virtual public hearings throughout August and into September as part of planned revisions to waters of the […]
EPA to Rewrite Trump Clean Water Rule – DTN Jun 11, 2021
With the Biden administration announcing on Wednesday that it was working on a proposed change to the navigable waters definition in the Clean Water Act, the head of the nation’s […]
Court Stay Allows Waters of the U.S. Rule Review – DTN Mar 5, 2021
A federal court in South Carolina granted a 60-day stay in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of […]
Waters of the U.S. Rule’s Future Remains in Question – DTN Jan 8, 2021
The future remains in flux for the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), as court cases continue to play out and the potential for yet again more changes to […]
Agencies Want Navigable Waters Lawsuit Dismissed – DTN Aug 27, 2020
Attorneys for EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asked a federal court this week to throw out a lawsuit challenging the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Back in July, […]
EPA Lawsuits: Environmental Groups Ask Court to Kill Water Rule – DTN Jul 14, 2020
The plaintiffs in one of several lawsuits challenging the Navigable Waters Protection Rule have asked a federal court to vacate the rule. In a motion for summary judgment filed at […]
