Environmental & Energy
Dec. 24, 2015
Real reform means amending the Clean Water Act itself
In June, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule defining those "waters of the United States" that are subject to the agencies' jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
Paul Beard
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
Paul co-leads the firm's Environmental Appellate Litigation Team and its Coastal Land Use Team.
In June, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule defining those "waters of the United States" that are subject to the agencies' jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Among other things, the rule purports to expand those agencies' powers over land use and development in America. It would do so by declaring vast swaths of the nation's waters "jurisdictional," thereby triggering expensive and time-consuming federal permit requirements for projec...
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