In re Clean Water Act Rulemaking

  1. October 22, 2021

    Trump-Era Clean Water Rule Hit With Death Blow

    A California judge delivered a mortal blow to a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule that had restricted state and tribal authority to deny permits under the Clean Water Act, saying that the EPA and intervening oil and gas industry interests all "failed to persuade" him against vacatur.

  2. July 02, 2021

    EPA Urges Courts To Remand Water Rule As It Retools Regs

    The EPA has asked federal courts on both coasts to remand its rule that unraveled states' and tribes' authority to block pipelines and other projects under the Clean Water Act without vacating the regulation in light of the Biden administration's intentions to reverse course on portions of the Trump-era rule.

  3. September 08, 2020

    Oil And Gas Groups Seek To Defend New EPA Water Rule

    Two energy industry groups want in on a court fight over a federal rule that limits states' and tribes' authority to block projects over Clean Water Act concerns, hailing the rule as a barrier against "procedural gimmicks" used to thwart the interests of their members.