Topic
Water Resources
92 published works
Foley & Lardner LLP
Texas Escalates Data Center Oversight with Attorney General Water-Use Investigation
By Kelly Smith
On September 24, the Texas Attorney General’s office announced an investigation into hundreds of data center developments across the state, targeting facilities that have not responded to a water use…
Environmental Law Section Blog | Environmental Law Section
The Growing Role of Local Governments in Governing Water Resources
August 24, 2026 As federal and state governments leave some pressing water issues unresolved, Wisconsin municipalities are increasingly finding themselves on the front lines of water and environmental policy. David…
JURIST
Romania dispatch: low Danube levels force shutdown of Cernavodă nuclear reactor
Romania’s last operational nuclear reactor was shut down on August 13 after record-low water levels in the Danube threatened the availability of coolant water at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant.…
California Water Views
Tapped Out: Strategies for Water Affordability
Water affordability in California is becoming an increasingly complex challenge as rising costs are driven by aging infrastructure, climate pressures and stricter water quality requirements. Investments in system upgrades, along…
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law Blog
Gerber – Spring 2026
By Mjeal-online
Standing Water: Great Lakes States’ Wetlands Protections Post-Sackett Jay Gerber The Supreme Court’s Sackett ruling profoundly changed how the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers…
California Water Views
California Water Plan 2028: What to Know for Water Providers
On February 25, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom launched the California Water Plan 2028, initiating a comprehensive, multi-year effort to modernize the State's water planning framework. Dubbed the “most ambitious water…
Jotwell
Infusing an Ethic of Place into the Water
Jason Anthony Robison, Equity Along The Yellowstone, 96 Colo. L. Rev. 601 (2025). Shelby D. Green The Yellowstone River ecosystem is breathtaking, unparalleled in its wonder and expanse. The river…
E2 Law Blog
Mexico’s New General Water Law and Reforms to the National Water Law
By Erick Hernández Gallego, Luis Jorge Akle Arronte, Paula Maria De Uriarte González, Carolina Monroy Solís ˘
On Dec. 11, 2025, the head of the Federal Executive Branch, Claudia Sheinbaum, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the Decree enacting the General Water Law (LGA)…
E2 Law Blog
The Never-Ending Rule: EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Propose Narrowing the Post-Sackett Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’
By Courtney M. Shephard, Ed Roggenkamp, Stacey Bosshardt
On November 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) announced a proposed rule (PR) to revise the definition of “waters of the United…
Green Building Law Update
Potable Water Bankruptcy as Environmental Crisis
Water is the foundational resource on which human survival, economic stability, and geopolitical security rest.