- – Virginia Mercury – 7/30/20
Mountain Valley Pipeline is a prime example of national permitting failure
- – Virginia Mercury – 7/17/20
EPA Issues Final Rule Limiting State Authority Under Clean Water Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on June 1 its final rule amending Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, under which states are given authority to issue permits certifying that any discharges into the state’s waters from a proposed project will comply with Clean Water Act,
Reinstatement of Army Corps’ NWP 12 Authority Denied by Appeals Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied on May 28 a request of the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the owner of the Keystone XL Pipeline to reinstate the Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) authority of the Corps. A federal district court in Montana had ruled on April 15 that the Corps had violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in issuing the current NWP12 and revoked the Corps’ authority to issue any new permits for pipeline projects to cross streams and rivers.
2020: A Year of Pipeline Court Fights, with One Lawsuit Headed to the Supreme Court
- – Inside Climate News – 1/3/20
Fossil fuel plants get a boost from Trump-appointed regulators
- – Washington Examiner – 12/19/19
FERC authority over carbon pricing in power markets may soon be put to test
- – S&P Global – 10/16/19
Comments on EPA Proposal to Weaken State 401 Authority Due Oct. 21
Comments on a new proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would weaken the ability of states to regulate their own waters are due October 21. The rule, reported on in the August 16 ABRA Update,
Sligh: Clean water rule change threatens state powers
- – The Roanoke Times – 9/30/19