Apr 16, 2024 Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City's appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court By Jeff Porter Juan-Carlos Rodriguez is reporting on DOJ's and EPA's brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit...
Jun 06, 2022 The Supreme Court is shrinking its deferential strike zone and the reach of key environmental laws will almost certainly shrink as a result By Jeff Porter Regardless of your perspective on the respective roles of Congress, the President and the Courts in creating federal environmental law,...
Feb 14, 2022 Just when you thought the Waters of the United States saga couldn't get any stranger By Jeff Porter Lara Beaven of Inside EPA reports on the standoff between the State of Florida and the United States Environmental Protection Agency over...
Dec 03, 2021 The Best Available Science Only Gets You So Far! By Jeff Porter It has been a busy few weeks in the world of Waters of the United States. I appreciate the feedback I've received on my blogs on the...
Nov 23, 2021 Now that you mention it, why don't we have a "Comprehensive National Wetland Protection Act"? By Jeff Porter The Dean of Environmental Law bloggers, Seth Jaffe, does me the honor of a thoughtful response to my concern about whether EPA's and the...