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Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit

An important component of many environmental statutes is the ability for private citizens to initiate lawsuits to enforce the statute. This...

The Clean Water Act, the Corps, & Section 404

The Clean Water Act of 1972 (“CWA”) is the principal statute governing water quality in the United States. The goal of...

Publications: Clean Water Act

Publications: Clean Water Act Waters of the United States: Timeline of Definitions Brigit Rollins, National Agricultural Law Center The term “waters of...

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Trouble in Paradise: Clean Water Act Violations Cause Trouble for County of Maui

The Maui County Council voted last week to settle a years-long legal battle that was set to go before the Supreme...

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8th Circuit reverses summary judgment ruling for EPA in Clean Water Act case

Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth...

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Unpermitted point source discharges reaching navigable waters may violate Clean Water Act

Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth...

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Court considers point sources under the Clean Water Act

Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

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Court upholds decision regarding underground injection wells and the Clean Water Act

Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district...

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Federal court rules nursery owner violated Clean Water Act

A federal court in California recently ruled that a nursery owner violated the Clean Water Act by plowing his property and...

EPA Fines Idaho Dairy for Violations of the Clean Water Act

Posted May 20, 2014   An Idaho Dairy has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $170,000 to settle...

Lawsuit over Clean Water Act Permits for Logging Roads Ongoing

Posted May 5, 2014   A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over the stormwater discharge exemption...

EPA, Corps Announce Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act

Posted March 26, 2014   Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced a joint proposed...

Lawmaker Introduces Clean Water Act Provision

Posted February 13, 2014   U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation that would require oversight and inspection of chemical...

EPA Appeals Ruling in West Virginia Clean Water Act Case

Posted January 23, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth...

Vilsack Says Leaked Draft of EPA Clean Water Act Rule Not Final

Posted January 20, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, told the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) that the leaked EPA...

GAO Report on Clean Water Act Calls on EPA, Congress to Make Changes

Posted January 16, 2014   A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) studied the effectiveness of pollution targets,...

Chesapeake Energy to Pay $10 Million for Clean Water Act Violations

Posted January 8, 2014   Chesapeake Energy, an Oklahoma oil and gas company, will pay $10 million for violating the Clean...

Groups React to EPA Clean Water Act Report

Posted November 14, 2013   Agriculture organizations are raising concerns over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) draft report “Connectivity of...

WV Poultry Grower Wins Clean Water Act Case Against EPA

Posted October 25, 2013   In Alt v. EPA, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stating...

EPA Proposed Rule to Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

Posted September 26, 2013   A proposed rule intended to clarify which waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water...