In 1972, Congress passed 33 U.S.C. § 1251, or the Clean Water Act (“CWA” or “Act”), to preserve the “Nation’s waters” by prohibiting the “discharge of any pollutant” unless certain requirements in the Act are met. Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. Maui (...
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In June 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) jointly adopted the “Waters of the United States” Rule (“WOTUS Rule”) as published in the “Clean Water Rule.” See In re U.S. Dep’t of Def. et al., 817 F...
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Oral argument: November 27, 2007
WATER, RIVERS, RIPARIAN RIGHTS, ORIGINAL JURIDICTION, SPECIAL MASTERIn 2004, British Petroleum America (BP) requested approval to build a liquefied natural gas facility on the New Jersey shore of the...