July 15, 2021
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.
July 13, 2021
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.
May 24, 2021
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.
January 03, 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.
August 25, 2020
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.
April 29, 2020
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.