The United States EPA and the United States Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to redefine—and significantly limit—the scope of “Waters of the United States”
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By Shawn Hagerty, Andre Monette | Best Best & Krieger LLP
On February 22, 2016, the Sixth Circuit ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear numerous consolidated petitions filed in both district and circuit courts across the country challenging the legality of the federal Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps’ “Waters of the U.S.” final rule.
The Shale Play Today – February 2015
By John (Max) Wilkinson | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
“Waters of the United States” or “WOTUS” in the esoteric taxonomy of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), is a term with which many are becoming increasingly familiar. This deceptively simple phrase is anything but simple in its application…
