Mon Jul 13th, On Litigation, by Katy Liemandt
In April 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a majority 6-3 vote in Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al v. County of Maui, that the County of Maui could no longer inject sewage or recycled water into local groundwater through Lahaina injection wells under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The groundbreaking case changes the way groundwater is interpreted under the CWA and establishes a new test. Previously, CWA covered only […]
Mon Jun 22nd, On Litigation, by Katy Liemandt
Since 2016, The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota has been fighting for a more extensive and thorough review of the environmental impact of the Dakota Access Pipeline (“DAPL”). The Standing Rock Tribe and numerous environmental activist groups heavily opposed construction of the pipeline underneath Lake Oahe. Among their main concerns was the high potential for environmental damage to the lake, which the tribe relies on for drinking water, […]
