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Category Archives: Clean Water Act
On March 21, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Chantell Sackett, et vir, Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. In a 9-0 decision written by Justice Scalia the Supreme Court held that the Sacketts … Continue reading
Every five years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) reissues the nationwide permits as required by the Clean Water Act. This week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) posted the revised and renewed nationwide permits that will be … Continue reading
Rapanos, Guidelines and Deference: Wetlands Beware By Charles Becker – American College of Environmental Lawyers blog – December 6, 2011 The Supreme Court’s last determination of what wetlands are subject to the Clean Water Act and hence may not be … Continue reading
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In the 2006 Carabell/Rapanos decision, the Supreme Court Justices lamented the absence of rulemaking following the SWANCC decision (2001) and recommended rulemaking as a follow-up to the Carabell/Rapanos decision. Now, the House and possibly the Senate, are including language in … Continue reading
Celebrate Clean Water: 40th Anniversary of Clean Water Act By Katherine Baer – American Rivers blog – October 18, 2011 http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/ blog/kbaer-20111018-celebrate-clean-water.html
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A little railroad engine was employed about a station yard for such work as it was built for, pulling a few cars on and off the switches. One morning it was waiting for the next call when a long train … Continue reading
What is dredging? Underwater excavation is called “dredging.” Usually when people think of “dredged material,” they imagine the murky water from the sediments stirred up in the process of dredging a river, waterway or wetland. For example, the Army Corps … Continue reading
On May 26, 2011 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) and Ranking Member Nick Rahall (D-WV) introduced H.R. 2018, the “Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011” http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-2018. On June 22nd the Committee approved the bill and … Continue reading
Supreme Court Grants Review in Clean Water Act/Wetlands Case By Richard Frank – Legal Planet Environmental Law & Policy Blog – June 28, 2011 http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/supreme-court-grants-review-in-clean-water-actwetlands-case/
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The July 1 deadline for commenting on the draft “Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA)” is fast approaching and has been extended by 30 days http://aswm.org/wetlands-law/cwa-guidance/1334-update-waters-of-the-us-draft-guidance. On May 11 the Compleat Wetlander encouraged individuals to … Continue reading
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