Luke H. Legere No permit is required under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) for the discharge of pollutants to groundwater that is hydrologically connected to navigable waters of the United States. That is the upshot of the federal District Court’s recent ruling in the case of Conservation Law Foundation, […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update December 19, 2019 Federal EPA Publishes Final Rule On RFS Standards For 2020 On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed the final rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, setting the renewable fuel percentages for 2020. […]
December 18, 2019 Special Master Recommends Denying Florida’s Request for Equitable Apportionment in Florida-Georgia Water Dispute The Special Master in the long-running dispute between Florida and Georgia over the apportionment of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF Basin) issued a report to the U.S. Supreme Court last week that is favorable […]
On December 17, the Federal Circuit handed down a significant decision that finds the Government liable for damages to Tropical Storm Harvey flood victims in the Houston area. In Re Upstream Addicks and Barker (Texas) Flood-Control Reservoirs, Case 1:17-cv-09001-CFL (12/17/19 Fed. Claims) (“Addicks”). The Addicks decision finds liability only (damages […]
Dec 18, 2019
EC Begins Fitness Check of Endocrine Disruptor Legislation – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
EC Begins Public Consultations on Fitness Check of EU Legislation Regarding Endocrine Disruptors As part of its Fitness Check of European Union (EU) legislation regarding endocrine disruptors, the European Commission (EC) has begun two public consultations: a public consultation (designed from a citizen’s perspective), and a stakeholder consultation (designed for […]