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  1. April 18, 2017

    2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider EPA Water Transfer Rule Ruling

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday declined to grant en banc review of a panel decision that revived a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule exempting some water transfers from Clean Water Act permitting requirements.

  2. March 06, 2017

    Tribe, Enviros Seek En Banc Review Of Water Transfer Ruling

    A Native American tribe, several states and a slew of environmental groups on Monday asked the Second Circuit to grant en banc review of a panel decision that revived a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule exempting some water transfers from Clean Water Act review.

  3. January 18, 2017

    2nd Circ. Restores EPA's Water Transfer Exemption Rule

    A divided Second Circuit panel on Wednesday revived a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule exempting some water transfers from Clean Water Act review, saying ambiguity within the law means the agency must be given latitude for its own interpretation of the statute.

  4. June 13, 2016

    Environmental Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016

    Courts are poised to issue rulings that could change the environmental law landscape over the next six months in several high-stakes cases, including the sprawling legal battle over the EPA's Clean Water Rule, a bevy of cases over the Flint, Michigan, drinking water crisis, and the Obama administration's controversial climate change plan.

  5. December 24, 2015

    Environmental Cases To Watch In 2016

    From legal battles at the U.S. Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit that will shape the federal government's authority under the Clean Water Act to a closely watched challenge to President Barack Obama's signature climate change initiative, 2016 promises plenty of important developments in environmental law. Here are the biggest environmental cases to watch.

  6. December 01, 2015

    EPA Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Water Transfer Exemption Rule

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday asked the Second Circuit to overturn a decision striking down a rule that exempted some water transfers from Clean Water Act review, saying unclear language in the law necessitates that the agency be given latitude for its own interpretation of the law.

  7. January 27, 2015

    EPA Asks Second Circ. To Restore Water Transfer Rule

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday asked the Second Circuit to overturn a decision striking down a rule that exempted some water transfers from Clean Water Act permitting requirements, arguing it properly exercised its discretion in crafting the regulation.