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12 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm by Monika U. Ehrman
Supreme Court in May limited the application of the Clean Water Act (CWA) over wetlands, effectively weakening water quality protection legislation while simultaneously foreshadowing a demise of Chevron deference. [read post]
22 Jun 2023, 9:05 pm by Tyler Hoguet
Department of Transportation issued a rule clarifying its authority to pursue enforcement actions against airlines for unfair and deceptive practices by bringing civil actions in federal court. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 1:46 pm by James J. Scherer
The EPA claimed that the backfilling required to complete construction of the foundation of the Sackett’s home violated the Clean Water Act (CWA), ordered the Sacketts to restore the property, and threatened heavy penalties for non-compliance. [read post]
In a long-anticipated decision on the reach of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), the Supreme Court significantly narrowed the scope of the wetlands and other waters subject to the CWA’s protections. [read post]
30 May 2023, 2:30 am by Jack Sharman
Its presentation of the overwhelming weight of a criminal offense is timeless: “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? [read post]
25 May 2023, 1:33 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
[The Clean Water Act decision was a unanimous win for the Sacketts, and a 5-4 victory for Justice Scalia's 2006 Rapanos v. [read post]
18 May 2023, 1:21 pm by Eric Goldman
Nor is there reason to think that defendants selected or took any action at all with respect to ISIS’ content (except, perhaps, blocking some of it). [read post]
18 May 2023, 7:42 am by Ekaterina Pannebakker
According to the Nigerian party, the spill gave rise to ‘a continuing cause of action because there is a continuing nuisance so that the limitation period runs afresh from day to day,’ as some oil has not been cleaned up and remained on the coast. [read post]
10 May 2023, 2:21 am by Matrix Law
It is estimated that the equivalent of at least 40,000 barrels of crude oil leaked into the ocean. [read post]
5 May 2023, 4:12 am by Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: From time to time, ComplexDiscovery highlights publicly available or privately purchasable announcements, content updates, and research from cyber, data, and legal discovery providers, research organizations, and ComplexDiscovery community members. [read post]
3 May 2023, 10:33 am by Brad Schnure
” Participating witnesses in the virtual hearing included: Cindy Zipf – Clean Ocean Action Trisha DeVoe – Conservation Biologist Mike Dean – Community Activist Paul Kanitra – Mayor, Point Pleasant Beach Craig Rucker – Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) Dr. [read post]
26 Apr 2023, 5:59 am by Sarah Reiter
When all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted, voting flexibility is crucial to avoid a small minority of States Parties blocking conservation action as has happened in the Southern Ocean under the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 2:49 pm by Max Kohn
On this Earth Day it is time to recognize an underutilized tool at the disposal of the United States government for cleaning up the ocean and preventing harmful pollution. [read post]
16 Mar 2023, 9:05 pm by William McDonald
Hedden-Nicely contended that in the absence of new action by the Supreme Court, Congress must—as it already has for clean air—empower tribes with the authority to regulate climate change-causing activity on native lands. [read post]
14 Mar 2023, 10:09 am by Chip Merlin
But if we wrote on a clean slate, the inconsistency might well be resolved by treating both the construction contract and the insurance contract as maritime, at least when, as here, the vessel is large and will sail the oceans. [read post]
 DWR prepared the EIS as part of the process of satisfying the Federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”), which requires applicants for federal licenses involving activities that may result in discharges into navigable waters to obtain certification from state agencies that the discharge will comply with both state and federal water quality laws. [read post]
2 Mar 2023, 11:35 am by Brad Schnure
” Some environmental groups, including Clean Ocean Action, have suggested that the surveys of the ocean floor that are being conducted for offshore wind farm development, which can include sonar mapping, drilling, and seismic testing, may disrupt the ability of whales to navigate safely, possibly leading to a spike of deadly groundings and vessel strikes since December. [read post]