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New Rule Clarifies Federal Government Authority to Regulate Certain Bodies of Water
Posted on 1 Jul 2015 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By Brendan K. Collins and Michael C. Duffy The final Waters of the United States rule, jointly proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last spring, was signed on May 26, 2015, and aims to clarify... Read More

Clean Water Rule Opens Litigation Floodgates
Posted on 13 Jul 2015 by Williams Mullen

By A. Keith "Kip" McAlister, Jr. With much fanfare, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) recently issued a final rule clarifying which bodies of water are “waters of the United States” protected under the... Read More