On March 4, 2025, in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Clean Water Act does not authorize “end-result” provisions in National ...

After a close 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution ...

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Robert Weinstock and Alexa Longstaff say there are shortcomings to the Supreme Court ...

Whether issued by an authorized State or the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), a National Pollutant Discharge ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has agreed to strengthen Oakland County’s discharge ...

In its recent decision in San Francisco v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Ninth Circuit interpretation of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), ...

Wastewater discharge permits the EPA issues to cities will likely take more time and staff following a US Supreme Court ...

Santa Rosa developer Kip Walker ignored DEP's order to obtain a required construction permit. Investigators say he's never applied for one in 30 years of business.