October 5, 2022 Colorado Water Quality Control Division Proposes New Nutrient Water Quality Standards for Lakes and Reservoirs Across the State The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Water Quality Control Division has proposed significant revisions to the nutrient water quality regulations for lakes and reservoirs across the State. […]
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September 26, 2022 Brielle A. Brown MGKF Litigation Blog On August 19, 2022, a magistrate judge of the Colorado District Court held that contribution-defendants cannot assert their own contribution claims under section 113(f) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) because they are only liable for their […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Can citizen plaintiffs in federal court sue the same violator for the same water pollution violation against which the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or state agency is taking or has taken administrative enforcement? The answer to the question is yes, as long as the […]
September 29, 2022 Alice F. Douglas MGKF Litigation Blog In Rio Linda Elverta Cmty. Water Dist. v. United States, No. 2:17-CV-01349, 2022 WL 3567143 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 18, 2022), the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, dismissed two California […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. The City of Austin, Texas regulates signs that advertise things not located on the same premises as the sign, and signs directing readers to offsite locations, all known as “off-premises signs.” The City’s sign code prohibited construction of new off-premises signs, but gave existing signs […]