April 13, 2026 Although the New York State Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget was due on April 1, 2026, the government is continuing to evaluate numerous components, including potential reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) intended to fast-track environmental review for housing development, Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget […]
April 7, 2026 Priority, Calls, and a Historic Drought in Colorado: What You Need to Know Colorado is heading into one of the most severe drought years in modern memory—and for many water users who have never faced a water call, this may be the year that changes. Snowpack across […]
April 2, 2026 Sean F. Fahy, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania offers insight into cost recovery claims under both the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and Pennsylvania’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (“HSCA”). On […]
April 1, 2026 Capturing the Storm: AB 2026 and Codifying Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge AB 2026 is a California Assembly bill recently introduced by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, referred on March 23, 2026, to the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife. Although the bill is only about 25 percent of its […]
by Michelle Diffenderfer and Katherine L. Hupp On Friday, March 27, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the vacatur of EPA’s approval of Florida’s Clean Water Act § 404 permitting program, holding that the EPA violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on several grounds, including by deferring the […]