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Marten Law on PPL Montana, LLC v. State of Montana: Supreme Court Reverses Montana High Court in Rent for Riverbeds Case
Posted on 18 Apr 2012 by Russell Prugh

By Russell Prugh, Associate, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Russell Prugh of Marten Law PLLC discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a decision by the Montana Supreme Court that required a hydroelectric dam operator to... Read More

Tags: navigability-for-title , equal footing doctrine , hydroelectric dams , navigability in fact , Marten Law , navigable , riverbeds , navigable waters , school trust lands , Russell Prugh , PPL Montana v State of Montana

Marten Law PLLC Analyzes Chantell Sackett v. EPA: Scalia and Unanimous Supreme Court Uphold Pre-Enforcement Review in Wetlands Case Under Clean Water Act
Posted on 29 Mar 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

By Steve Jones, Russell Prugh and Brad Marten of Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Steve Jones, Russell Prugh and Brad Marten of Marten Law PLLC discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Sackett v. EPA, striking down... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Due Process Clause , Marten Law , wetlands , Steve Jones , Brad Marten , administrative compliance orders , Sackett v. EPA , Russell Prugh , Clean Water Act , EPA

Marten Law on Sackett v. EPA: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Clean Water Act Bar on Pre-Enforcement Review
Posted on 1 Aug 2011 by Russell Prugh

By Russell Prugh, Associate, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Russell Prugh of Marten Law PLLC discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Sackett v. EPA, a Ninth Circuit decision barring defendants from... Read More

Tags: pre-enforcement review , Marten Law , wetlands , administrative compliance orders , Ninth Circuit , CERCLA , Sackett v. EPA , Russell Prugh , Clean Water Act , EPA

Marten Law on LA County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council
Posted on 28 Jan 2013 by Russell Prugh

By Russell Prugh , Associate, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Russell Prugh of Marten Law PLLC discusses LA County Flood Control Dist. v. NRDC in which the U.S. Supreme Court considered the scope of what constitutes a "discharge"... Read More

Tags: Marten Law , centralized compliance monitoring , storm sewers , discharge , Russell Prugh , Clean Water Act

Marten Law: Proposed Legislation Seeking to Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation Picks Up Speed
Posted on 28 Feb 2011 by Russell Prugh

By Russell Prugh , Associate, Marten Law PLLC “Congressional legislators in both houses have recently proposed bills to delay or block EPA from regulating greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and other environmental laws.... Read More

Tags: Marten Law , Climate Change , Clean Air Act , Russell Prugh , greenhouse gases , EPA

Marten Law on Sackett v. EPA: Closely Watched Sackett Case Argued in U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on 9 Feb 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

By Russell Prugh and Adam Orford, Associates, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Russell Prugh and Adam Orford of Marten Law PLLC review the oral arguments made before the U.S. Supreme Court on January 9, 2012 in Sackett v. EPA .... Read More

Tags: Due Process Clause , Marten Law , wetlands , Adam Orford , administrative compliance orders , Ninth Circuit , Sackett v. EPA , Russell Prugh , Clean Water Act , EPA

Marten Law PLLC Analyzes Chantell Sackett v. EPA: Scalia and Unanimous Supreme Court Uphold Pre-Enforcement Review in Wetlands Case Under Clean Water Act
Posted on 29 Mar 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

By Steve Jones, Russell Prugh and Brad Marten of Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Steve Jones, Russell Prugh and Brad Marten of Marten Law PLLC discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Sackett v. EPA, striking... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Due Process Clause , Marten Law , wetlands , Steve Jones , Brad Marten , administrative compliance orders , Sackett v. EPA , Russell Prugh , Clean Water Act , EPA

Marten Law on Sackett v. EPA: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Clean Water Act Bar on Pre-Enforcement Review
Posted on 1 Aug 2011 by Russell Prugh

By Russell Prugh, Associate, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Russell Prugh of Marten Law PLLC discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Sackett v. EPA, a Ninth Circuit decision barring defendants from... Read More

Tags: pre-enforcement review , Marten Law , wetlands , administrative compliance orders , Ninth Circuit , CERCLA , Sackett v. EPA , Russell Prugh , Clean Water Act , EPA

Marten Law on PPL Montana, LLC v. State of Montana: Supreme Court Reverses Montana High Court in Rent for Riverbeds Case
Posted on 18 Apr 2012 by Russell Prugh

By Russell Prugh, Associate, Marten Law PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Russell Prugh of Marten Law PLLC discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a decision by the Montana Supreme Court that required a hydroelectric dam operator... Read More

Tags: navigability-for-title , equal footing doctrine , hydroelectric dams , navigability in fact , Marten Law , navigable , riverbeds , navigable waters , school trust lands , Russell Prugh , PPL Montana v State of Montana