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  1. December 21, 2020

    The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2020

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision on the Clean Water Act's reach, chemical manufacturer Arkema defeated criminal charges over toxic releases in Texas related to Hurricane Harvey, and the Ninth Circuit delivered a big loss to youth plaintiffs that were seeking to hold the federal government accountable for climate change. Here, Law360 breaks down six of the biggest environmental law decisions of the year.

  2. April 23, 2020

    High Court Finds Clean Water Act Can Cover Groundwater

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said the Clean Water Act can be used to regulate pollution that travels through groundwater, but that the Ninth Circuit used too broad a standard when it found that permits were required for wastewater wells in Hawaii that discharged contaminants to the Pacific Ocean through groundwater.

  3. November 06, 2019

    Kagan Spars With Roberts Over Septic Tanks, Agatha Christie

    Justice Elena Kagan and Chief Justice John Roberts got into an extended tiff at a U.S. Supreme Court hearing Wednesday that began with a discussion about septic tanks and veered into a colloquy about Agatha Christie whodunnit novels before Justice Neil Gorsuch jumped in to referee the dispute.

  4. November 06, 2019

    Justices Grappling With Groundwater Liability In Sewage Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled with how to prevent polluters from evading the Clean Water Act's restrictions on surface contamination without exposing every homeowner with a septic tank to the risk of steep fines.  

  5. November 01, 2019

    Up Next At High Court: Shipwrecks And Pollution Permits

    The U.S. Supreme Court will embark on a nautical November argument session this week talking about maritime vessels new and old, from Blackbeard's sunken flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, to a modern tanker that spilled 260,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River. Here, Law360 walks through the legal issues on the docket.

  6. October 21, 2019

    Maui Mayor Won't Drop High Court Groundwater Suit

    Maui's mayor said he will press ahead with a hotly contested U.S. Supreme Court case over whether pollution that flows through groundwater is subject to Clean Water Act jurisdiction, inviting conflict with the county council, which recently voted to settle the suit.

  7. October 04, 2019

    4 High Court Cases Enviro Attys Should Watch This Term

    The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide several important cases of interest to environmental attorneys this term, beginning with a hotly contested battle over whether the Clean Water Act covers pollution that travels through groundwater.

  8. September 27, 2019

    Maui Council Chair Wants Hunton Cut Off In Water Case

    As Maui government leaders fight over whether to pull their closely watched groundwater fight from the U.S. Supreme Court's docket, the county council chair told Law360 she won't support more funding for Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP lawyers who've been helping litigate the case.

  9. September 23, 2019

    Maui County Votes To Settle High Court Clean Water Act Case

    The Maui County Council has voted to settle an important Clean Water Act case scheduled for oral arguments in November before the U.S. Supreme Court, potentially yanking from the docket a highly anticipated fight over whether the law covers pollution that travels through groundwater.

  10. July 19, 2019

    Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019

    Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the biggest environmental cases to watch in the second half of 2019, including U.S. Supreme Court appeals based on Superfund and Clean Water Act issues and a challenge to President Donald Trump's authority to shrink national monuments designed by his predecessor.

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