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What might a Biden Administration do about WOTUS?

Our colleague Larry Liebesman, who spent 11 years as a Department of Justice environmental litigator, has been blogging about federal...

WOTUS Update

It’s always nice when reporters call us for insights on timely issues. Not surprisingly, our colleague Larry Liebesman’s phone line has...

The latest WOTUS rule: More clarity but still muddy

On January 23, the Trump Administration issued its final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules. These new rules, which replace the...

New WOTUS rules: More clarity but still muddy

The Trump Administration’s latest Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules, proposed last month, are designed to clarify federal control...

Shape of water? Legal battles rage over WOTUS repeal while EPA moves to modify veto authority

The Trump Administration’s efforts to overturn the Obama Administration’s 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule continue to face...

Why the Trump Administration’s “Waters of the US” repeal won’t be as fast as supporters want (or as

As recent events show, the Trump Administration is moving ahead with repealing and replacing the controversial Waters of the United...

“The Trump administration can’t just say, ‘Well, we don’t like the rule, we’re going to vacate it.’”

One of the highest profile policy disagreements in Washington involves the Trump Administration’s effort to revoke the EPA’s 2015 Waters...

The Supremes’ gift to the Trump Administration

This month, the tangled legal saga of the Obama Administration’s 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule took a new turn. On January 13, 2017, the...

Atlanta Federal Court clears way for Federal Appellate Court in Cincinnati to Decide WOTUS Challenge

After a year of jurisdictional wrangling involving challenges to the EPA’s 2015 changes to its Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules,...

Dawson members teach at Chamber of Commerce “Environmental Permitting School”

Each year, the Florida Chamber of Commerce hosts an “Environmental Permitting School” for professionals looking to work more effectively...

The Sixth Circuit’s decision to hear the CWA WOTUS Rule continues the legal quagmire

On February 22, a divided panel of Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA’s “Waters of the...

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Determinations

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit that Clean...