In re Clean Water Act Rulemaking

  1. January 25, 2024

    Calif. Judge Says States' Trump Water Rule Challenge Is Moot

    A California federal judge dismissed Democrat-led states' challenge to a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule the Biden administration has since replaced, saying because there is no present controversy, the case is moot.

  2. July 19, 2023

    Calif. Judge Slams Attys' 'Blather-Like' Scheduling Attempt

    A California federal judge ripped counsel on both sides of a Clean Water Act case for what he called their "blather-like" failure to comply with his scheduling instructions.

  3. August 02, 2022

    Zoning, Carbon Regulation Among Top Construction Lawsuits

    While major cases proceeded in state courts — including the $1 billion Surfside condo collapse settlement in Florida and a rail yard contract dispute in Texas — federal courts had their hands full of construction-related litigation during the first half of 2022.

  4. July 28, 2022

    Calif. Judge Won't 'Reverse Field' To Restart Water Rule Suit

    A California federal judge refused a request by opponents of a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule to cut short a pending Ninth Circuit appeal and jump-start the merits stage of their challenge, saying it seems "topsy turvy to reverse field" now.

  5. July 27, 2022

    States Urge Alsup To Ask 9th Circ. For Water Rule Suit Restart

    Blue states and others challenging a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule urged U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday to send a rare statement to the Ninth Circuit that might allow them to sidestep an appeal, restart their merits case in his court and prevent "irreparable" harm to their water quality.

  6. June 01, 2022

    EPA Opposes Effort To Restart Water Rule Challenge

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Republican-led states and energy industry groups on Tuesday urged a California federal judge to let an appeal of his decision to strike down a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule play out in the Ninth Circuit.

  7. May 18, 2022

    States, Green Groups Look To Restart Water Rule Challenge

    Blue states, green groups and tribes that are challenging a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule are trying an unusual procedural move that could allow them to restart their case in federal district court and bypass an appeal that's currently underway in the Ninth Circuit.

  8. December 17, 2021

    Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2021

    Courts across the U.S. continued to advance understanding of key environmental laws in 2021, from a D.C. Circuit opinion that gave a broad interpretation of the federal government's power to regulate under the Clean Air Act to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that will have a lasting impact on how states treat shared water sources.

  9. December 07, 2021

    Judge Won't Freeze Order That Axed Trump-Era Water Rule

    A California federal judge on Tuesday declined to freeze an October order that dealt a death blow to a Trump-era water rule that had restricted state and tribal authority to deny permits under the Clean Water Act.

  10. November 19, 2021

    Groups Want Stay On Order That Axed Trump-Era Water Rule

    Oil and gas groups asked a California federal district court to freeze an order it issued last month that dealt a death blow to a Trump-era water rule that had restricted state and tribal authority to deny permits under the Clean Water Act.