The Trump administration had limited application of County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, allowing some unintentional discharges to go without a permit. That limitation is no longer in place. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) recently rescinded its Trump-era guidance for indirect discharges of pollutants under the […]
Environmental Pulse
Mississippi v. Tennessee: States fight over rights to groundwater
on Monday, 15 November 2021 in
Environmental Pulse: David C. Levy, Editor
Millions rely on interstate groundwater for municipal, agricultural, or industrial uses. The Supreme Court has never determined how to allot it. On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mississippi v. Tennessee, S. Ct. Orig. No. 143, an interstate fight over the groundwater in the Sparta-Memphis […]
