The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is often called the nation’s second most powerful court. The reason is mostly due to its heavy […]
Supreme Court Grapples with San Francisco’s Aging Sewer System in EPA Case
The U.S. Supreme Court got down and dirty Wednesday with a case about whether the Environmental Protection Agency’s permit for San Francisco’s aging sewer system is too vague, creating a […]
High Court Turns Away Industry Challenges to EPA Rules Curbing Pollution
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday batted away several industry and state challenges to recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules imposing tougher standards on coal plants and oil […]
Judge Compels EPA Administrative Record in Toxic Substance Disclosure Lawsuit
A federal judge has granted a plaintiffs’ motion compelling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce the administrative record in a Toxic Substances Control Act lawsuit accusing the […]
EPA Chief Defends Agency Regs Amid GOP Questions Regarding Statutory Authority, Financial Impact
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended its regulations of power plants and other suspected pollutants amid Republican lawmakers’ charges that the EPA has […]
EPA Designates PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund Law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday finalized a rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, popularly called PFAS or “forever chemicals,” as hazardous substances under the federal […]