Environmental and Natural Resources

Shutdown Reflections on WOTUS

by Michael C. Ford The partial government shutdown that began December 22, 2018 has interrupted the Trump administration’s proposal to revise the Clean Water Act’s definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS Proposal). The pre-publication version of the WOTUS Proposal was released on December 11, 2018.[1] Less than a week after the shutdown began, […]

January 24, 2019 | 5 min read | Tagged: Clean Water Act, Waters of the U.S. Rule, Waters of the United States

Michael C. Ford Counsel

SCOTUS Sends WOTUS Back TO District Courts

by Patrick J. Paul On January 22, 2018, in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense, the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that challenges to the federal Clean Water Act’s 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule should be adjudicated at the federal District Court level and not the appellate level, the venue […]

January 31, 2018 | 3 min read | Tagged: Clean Water Act, Department of Defense, EPA, National Association of Manufacturers, Supreme Court, Waters of the U.S. Rule, Waters of the United States, WOTUS

Patrick J. Paul, P.C. Partner

Waters of the U.S. Rule Drowning to Start 2016

by Patrick J. Paul Although likely to survive a presidential veto of a joint resolution seeking to nullify the June 29, 2015 rule submitted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers amending the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, this rule is starting […]

January 21, 2016 | 3 min read | Tagged: EPA, Waters of the U.S. Rule, Waters of the United States, WOTUS

Patrick J. Paul, P.C. Partner