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New U.S. Treasury Paper Builds on Momentum for Public-Private Partnerships to Address Public Infrastructure Shortfalls
Posted on 12 May 2015 by Jenner & Block Corporate Environmental Lawyer

By Alexander J. Bandza , Associate, Jenner & Block The problem of aging public infrastructure in the U.S. and around the world is well recognized. For example, U.S. businesses pay $27 billion in additional freight costs because of the poor conditions... Read More

Tags: mains , Climate Change , extreme , roads , highways , water , weather , infrastructure

Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center makes some interesting points on the scope and interpretation of the CWA
Posted on 27 Mar 2013 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In Decker v. Northwest Envtl. Def. Ctr ., 2013 U.S. LEXIS 2373 (3/20/13), the Court addressed stormwater runoff from logging roads in Oregon. Georgia-Pacific et al used two logging roads from which rainwater runs off into ditches, culverts, and channels... Read More

Tags: stormwater , sediment , Decker , CWA , rivers , logging , roads , streams , runoff , NPDES , Northwest Environmental Defense Center , clean water , interpretation , EPA , regulations