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U.S. Supreme Court Finds ‘Functional Equivalent’ Test Guides the Inquiry Whether an NPDES Permit is Required for Groundwater Point Sources that Link to Waters of the U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Finds ‘Functional Equivalent’ Test Guides the Inquiry Whether an NPDES Permit is Required for Groundwater Point Sources that Link to Waters of the U.S.

By Travis Brooks On April 23, in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund,  the U.S. [...]

District Court Holds CAFO Citizen Suit Fails to Establish ‘Imminent and Ongoing Threat’ Under RCRA and the Clean Water Act

District Court Holds CAFO Citizen Suit Fails to Establish ‘Imminent and Ongoing Threat’ Under RCRA and the Clean Water Act

By Nathalie Camarena and Rebecca Andrews Recently the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of [...]

D.C. Circuit Court Finds CERCLA Cost Recovery Claim Against the Federal Government Fails Due to Previous Clean Water Act Consent Decree

D.C. Circuit Court Finds CERCLA Cost Recovery Claim Against the Federal Government Fails Due to Previous Clean Water Act Consent Decree

On February 14, 2020, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the government of [...]

Ninth Circuit Orders EPA to Regulate Water Temperature in Columbia and Snake Rivers to Protect Salmon and Trout

Ninth Circuit Orders EPA to Regulate Water Temperature in Columbia and Snake Rivers to Protect Salmon and Trout

Columbia Riverkeeper, Idaho Rivers United, Snake River Waterkeeper, Inc., Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, [...]