South Carolina Coastal Conservation League et al v. Wheeler et al

  1. July 15, 2021

    Trump Water Rule Will Remain In Place During Review

    A South Carolina judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration's rule defining the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction to remain in place while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers work on replacing it.

  2. July 13, 2021

    Groups Slam EPA Bid To Maintain Water Rule During Review

    Environmental groups have told a South Carolina federal court that the Trump-era rule redefining the Clean Water Act's reach should not be allowed to stay in place while the Biden administration engages in an "open-ended and likely lengthy process" to rewrite it.

  3. May 24, 2021

    Environmentalists Push To Dump Trump Water Rule

    Environmental groups urged a South Carolina federal court to nix a Trump-era rule redefining the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction to limit what is considered a protected body of water, arguing that the rule and its "irrational outcomes" are the epitome of arbitrary and capricious rulemaking.

  4. January 03, 2021

    Environmental Cases To Watch In 2021

    This year will bring a new presidential administration and potentially head-spinning changes to the government's position in pending litigation on crucial issues like Clean Water Act jurisdiction and greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, oil and gas operations and power plants.

  5. August 25, 2020

    EPA Asks SC Judge To Uphold Clean Water Act Rule

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants a South Carolina court to toss a challenge to its controversial revisions to Clean Water Act jurisdiction limits, arguing the changes were a reasonable use of agency discretion.

  6. April 29, 2020

    Green Groups Sue Feds Over Clean Water Act Rollback

    A new rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction improperly limits the government's reach and threatens to worsen pollution, environmental groups said Wednesday in two lawsuits seeking to sink the regulations.