EPA announces final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS
4/11/24
By: James M. Mathew, David M. Harding, and Kevin M. Ringel
After working for over a year and reviewing 120,000 comments on the proposed rule, the EPA passed its final regulation regarding PFAS in drinking water. The Safe …
PFAS manufacturers obtain appellate victory dismissing class action seeking damages for every resident of Ohio
12/4/23
By: Kevin G. Kenneally, David Harding and Christina Morgan
“Seldom is so ambitious a case filed on so slight a basis.”
–U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Lands Available For Construction By Limiting The Clean Water Act
6/29/23
By: John L. Kortum
The United States Supreme Court vastly expanded the range of lands available for construction projects in a recent opinion limiting the reach of the Clean Water Act. By interpreting the phrase “waters of the United States” …
Major Questions for Chevron Deference and Future Environmental Regulations: The Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA
7/18/22
By: Alec D. Tyra
On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in West Virginia v. EPA, invalidating the 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP). Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the court, holding that Section …