Army Corps of Engineers

April 13, 2023

New WOTUS Rule Halted in Half of Country by Federal District Court

On April 12, 2023, a federal district court judge in North Dakota issued a temporary injunction blocking implementation of the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers regulations redefining Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) (the “2023 WOTUS Rule”). Continue reading

Groundwater, Water

Allison A. Torrence, Army Corps of Engineers, Clean Water Act, CWA, EPA, Sackett, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Waters of the United States, WOTUS
March 4, 2021

10th Circuit Lifts Injunction in Colorado Challenge of Trump Waters of the United States Rule

On March 2, 2021, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in the case of Colorado v. EPA, et al., Nos. 20-1238, 20-1262, and 20-1263, that had issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“NWPR”)… Continue reading

Sustainability, Water

Allison A. Torrence, Army Corps of Engineers, biden, Clean Water Act, Colorado, EPA, Navigable Waters Protection Rule, NWPR, Tenth Circuit, Trump, Waters of the United States, WOTUS
December 13, 2017

Following Keystone Pipeline Oil Spill, Judge Orders Parties to Prepare Oil Spill Response Plan for Dakota Access Pipeline

On December 4, 2017, Jude Boasberg ordered DAPL owner, Dakota Access, LLC, the Corps and the Tribes to “coordinate to finalize an oil-spill response plan affecting Tribal resources and lands at Lake Oahe.” Continue reading

Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Sustainability, Water

Allison Torrence, Army Corps of Engineers, Dakota Access, DAPL, Keystone, Pipeline, Sioux, South Dakota, TransCanada, Tribe
June 28, 2017

EPA Announces Proposed Rule to Rescind ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule

On June 27, 2017, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers will be publishing a proposed rule (the Recodification Rule) that would rescind the Obama Administration’s definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Continue reading

Real Estate and Environment, Water

Allison Torrence, Army Corps of Engineers, Clean Water Act, Clean Water Rule, CWA, Executive Order, Navigable Waters, Pruitt, Rapanos, Recodification, Rescind, Trump, Waters of the United State, WOTUS
June 8, 2016

Navigating Hawkes, the Newest Wetlands Ruling from the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court last Tuesday ruled in favor of landowners seeking the right to challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (the Corps) wetlands determinations in federal courts. Continue reading

Real Estate and Environment, Sustainability, Water

Army Corps of Engineers, Clean Water Act, CWA, Jurisdictional Determinations, Navigable Waters, Supreme Court, waters of the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers

New WOTUS Rule Halted in Half of Country by Federal District Court

10th Circuit Lifts Injunction in Colorado Challenge of Trump Waters of the United States Rule

Following Keystone Pipeline Oil Spill, Judge Orders Parties to Prepare Oil Spill Response Plan for Dakota Access Pipeline

EPA Announces Proposed Rule to Rescind ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule

Navigating Hawkes, the Newest Wetlands Ruling from the Supreme Court