More than 40 years after Congress passed the landmark Clean Water Act, the jurisdictional reach of that statute remains a contentious legal and political issue. By prohibiting the discharge of
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Surprise – USEPA Misses Another Deadline for Issuing Draft Stormwater Regulations
By Hamilton Hackney III on
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If you have been following this issue closely, it will come as little surprise that USEPA has missed yet another deadline for issuing a draft rule regulating stormwater discharges from…
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Stormwater’s Day in the Sun
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For those following stormwater regulatory issues, 2013 is proving to be a very interesting year. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a regulation exempting stormwater flows from logging roads…
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PCBs in Building Caulking – Beware the Enforcer
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Posted in Federal Regulation
A recent enforcement case in USEPA Region I highlights the continuing regulatory risks posed to commercial property owners by building materials containing polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs).
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