Long-Awaited Repeal Rule Ends Patchwork of WOTUS Implementation
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Long-Awaited Repeal Rule Ends Patchwork of WOTUS Implementation
FWS and NMFS Complete Long-Awaited, Comprehensive Revision of ESA Regulations
VIDEO Inside Look: Endangered Species Act (ESA)
The Endangered Species Act increasingly plays a larger role in environmental law and the federal permitting process for infrastructure projects. Hunton Andrews Kurth Partner Kerry McGrath and Associate Brian Levey give an inside look at the complex process of obtaining federal authorization for “take” of endangered species.…
FWS and NMFS Complete Long-Awaited, Comprehensive Revision of ESA Regulations
EPA and Corps Release Long-Awaited Proposal to Redefine WOTUS
EPA and Corps Release Long-Awaited Proposal to Redefine WOTUS
Court Upholds Water Intake Rule, Offering Some Certainty for Power Plants
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in July issued a long-awaited decision in the case Cooling Water Intake Structure Coalition v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upholding the EPA’s 2014 Rule establishing requirements pursuant to Clean Water Act (CWA) section 316(b) for cooling water intake structures (CWIS) at existing facilities. The court also upheld the biological opinion (BO) and incidental take statement (ITS) issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and…
Supreme Court to Evaluate Critical Habitat Limits as Services Ramp up ESA Reform Efforts
As the Trump Administration is pushing forward on its deregulatory agenda and, in particular, its efforts to improve the Endangered Species Act and its implementation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, the Supreme Court is poised to hear a landmark case on designation of critical habitat under the ESA that could provide some guideposts for the services’ new regulations.
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Supreme Court to Evaluate Critical Habitat Limits as Services Ramp up ESA Reform Efforts
