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Washington Court Requires Explicit Leakage Monitoring in CWA § 401 Certification

Key Takeaways What Happened: On September 21, 2026, the Washington Court of Appeals in Columbia Riverkeeper v. Pollution Control Hearings Board, (Wash. Ct. App. Sept. 21, 2026), l...

Unpacking the Senate Permitting Reform Bill: CWA

This post continues my review of the provisions of the Senate Permitting Reform Bill, focusing on the Clean Water Act provisions in Title II.  My introduction to the coverage of th...

Unpacking the Senate Permitting Reform Bill: Permit Certainty

This post continues my review of the provisions of the Senate Permitting Reform Bill, focusing on the permit certainty provisions in Title IV.  My introduction to the coverage of t...

Senate Permitting Reform Would Reshape NEPA Review and Could Spur Changes to NRC Procedures

EPA Proposes 2027 Construction General Permit for Public Comment

A Major Problem with “Permit Certainty”

I’ve flagged an additional issues from the permit certainty provision (Section 1401 of the bill) that I think are quite important and worth considering in assessing the merits of t...

A quick overview of the Senate permitting reform bill

The bipartisan permitting reform bill – at least the Senate version – is out.  You can see it here.  My initial take on the bill is below, and I hope to do some more detailed exami...

How to Deconstruct Federal Regulation

I want to write separately to emphasize how sweeping the permit certainty provisions of Section 1401 of the permitting reform bill likely are.  Again, these are provisions that app...

Water, Industry Groups Praise Overwhelming 415-9 House Passage of WRDA Bill

But several industry groups, including the National Utility Contractors Association, favor the Senate’s more comprehensive bill over the House legislation.

Unpacking the Senate Permitting Reform Bill: Disparate Treatment for Permits

This post continues my review of the provisions of the Senate Permitting Reform Bill, focusing on the disparate treatment permit provisions in Title IV.  My introduction to the cov...

NOTICE

TCB Partnership (2253 N. 700 E., Craigville, IN 46731) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) of our intent to comply with th...

Navigating Challenges to Class VI Permits Before the EPA Environmental Appeals Board

NAHB Provides Agency Official Inside Look to Inform Changes to Stormwater Permitting

NAHB members and staff provided a tour of several residential subdivisions in Northern Virginia to an official from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocac...

EPA Delays Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plan Requirements Until 2030

Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Permitting Reform Text

Go-To Guide: Proposed legislation would make significant reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and federal environmental and energy project permitting, repres...

Senate Permitting Bill Would Reshape Environmental Permitting And Reviews

Key Takeaways What Happened: On September 30, bipartisan Senate committee leaders introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. The bill would dramaticall...

Alaska Becomes 49th State Authorized to Administer Federal RCRA Hazardous Waste Program

EPA's Supplemental WOTUS Proposal: What Permit Applicants Should Know

Senate Releases Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill Negotiated with the White House

A bipartisan group of lawmakers Sept. 30 released long-awaited legislation that congressional leaders hope to pass shortly after the midterm elections, following the House-passed S...