The Supreme Court Creates “Functional Equivalent” Test in Clean Water Act Case
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court tried to balance the federal regulation of point-source pollution with states’ regulation of nonpoint-source pollution…
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DC Circuit Court to EPA: Grant-Holding Scientists Cannot Be Banned From Scientific Advisory Committees
The D.C. Circuit ruled this week that EPA must discontinue its practice of banning grant recipients from serving on its…
California State Water Board Will Now Require Monthly Use Reporting From Urban Retail Water Suppliers
The State Water Board adopted a regulation this week requiring the state’s largest urban retail water suppliers to report their…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in ARCO v. Christian That State Law Monetary Claims Can Proceed, But Parallel Restoration Claims Under State Statute at a Superfund Site Require EPA Approval
The Supreme Court ruled today on an important environmental case involving common law and state statutory claims (Atlantic Richfield Co.…