Clean Water Act

Clarifications Needed On WOTUS
Clarifications Needed On WOTUS
Clarifications Needed On WOTUS
With oral arguments now complete in the Sackett versus EPA case before the Supreme Court, questions still remain related to whether or not the federal government has jurisdiction over certain parcels of land.  Courtney Briggs, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation said the confusion goes back to a previous Supreme Court Case that created two tests of jurisdi
Clean Water Act Not Strong Enough
Clean Water Act Not Strong Enough
Clean Water Act Not Strong Enough
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project calls for eliminating agricultural exemptions for the Clean Water Act. They want the Act fixed because it’s missed the original goal of getting 100% of American waters fishable and swimmable by 1983. Acc ...
Arizona Judge Vacates Navigable Waters Protection Rule
Arizona Judge Vacates Navigable Waters Protection Rule
Arizona Judge Vacates Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The District of Arizona court ruled this week to vacate the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. However, what the decision means for the rule is one of many questions yet to be answered. Three courts have refused to dismantle the NWPR, including last month when a federal court in South Carolina refused a similar request from plaintiff groups ...