Back on August 29, 2023, U.S. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA which significantly reduced the number of wetlands that are federally protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). (See, prior post discussing Sackett) The Court limited federal jurisdiction to only
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Highlights from 2015 ABA SEER Spring Meeting
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Federal and State Developments
The Clean Power Plan and Waters of the U.S. Rule have dominated much of the discussion at the ABA’s Spring Meeting of the Section of the Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) in Chicago. SEER is a gathering of nations prominent environmental and energy attorneys from both the private sector and government.
Waters of the U.S. …