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Turtle Talk
Navajo Nation is the first Tribe eligible for Clean Water Act NPDES permitting. What comes next?
On October 21, EPA Region 9 announced approval of the Navajo Nation’s application for “treatment in a similar manner as a state” (TAS) under the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant…
Davis Graham
PFAS Risks for Mining and Metals Companies
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—often called “forever chemicals”—have dominated environmental law headlines in recent years. Most recently, the DC Circuit upheld EPA’s designation of two PFAS compounds (PFOA and PFOS)…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | Energy Permitting, Critical Minerals, PFAS, Carbon Storage & Air Pollution
By Jon Schaefer
Week of October 19 This week’s environmental and energy stories highlight a familiar challenge: policy goals may move quickly, but permitting, implementation, and compliance often do not. From efforts to…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Wetlands Regulation After Sackett
Overview For decades federal agencies have repeatedly attempted to expand their regulatory authority beyond the boundaries established by Congress. Few areas demonstrate this tendency more clearly than the Environmental Protection…
Inside Energy & Environment
Senate Unveils Bipartisan Permitting Bill: What the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act Would Mean for Energy and Environmental Permitting
By W. Andrew Jack, Jayni Hein, Gary S. Guzy, Nicholas Xenakis
On September 30, 2026, just before the Senate recessed ahead of the midterm elections, leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources Committees introduced the…
E2 Law Blog
Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Permitting Reform Text
By Steven Barringer, Stacey Bosshardt, Kenneth M. Minesinger, Jennifer H. Weddle, Michael Kaufmann
On Sept. 30, 2026, Senate negotiators announced agreement on the text of the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026,” a long-awaited bill to reform and expedite federal environmental…
E2 Law Blog
‘Waters of the United States’ May Shrink Even Further
The stream of rulemaking to define regulatory jurisdiction under the federal Clean Water Act took another meander on Sept. 4, 2026, when the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
Senate Unveils Bipartisan Permitting Overhaul: What It Could Mean for Renewable Energy Developers
After years of false starts, Congress may finally be nearing a meaningful overhaul of the federal permitting process. On September 30, 2026, the leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
EPA and Corps Advance Toward a New Definition of “Waters of the United States”: What Landowners and Developers Need to Know Now
The scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act is about to change again, and this round of rulemaking is one that landowners, developers, and energy and infrastructure sponsors…
Green Building Law Update
No, the White House Didn’t Just Kill Maryland’s “Rain Tax” – What EO 14428 Actually Means
Rain Tax