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Washington Ecology Releases Draft 2026 Upland Finfish Hatchery Permit For Public Comment: Increased Reporting And Compliance Detail, No Major Changes To Core Effluent Limits

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) published for public comment its draft 2026 reissuance of the Upland Finfish Hatching and Rearing General Permit (Permit), which governs wastewater...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Bridge Over Troubled Water: How The EPA Is Seeking To Bolster Water Security And Lower Costs Across Industrial Sectors By Reusing Water

The EPA’s Water Reuse Action Plan 2.0 (“WRAP 2.0”) is a non-regulatory federal initiative relaunched in April 2026. Its goal is to accelerate treated wastewater reuse across industries...

United States Environment

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Clark Hill

Army Corps Reissues And Modifies Nationwide Permits, Adding One New Permit

March 15, 2026 marked the start of a new five-year cycle for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits (NWPs). Pursuant to a final rule published on January 8, 2026, the Corps has reissued and modified 56 existing NWPs and created one new NWP.

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

NY Court Annuls DEC Freshwater Wetlands Regulations

On April 8, 2026, Judge Richard M. Platkin of the New York State Supreme Court, Albany County, entirely annulled the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s revised Part 664 freshwater wetlands regulations for noncompliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

FAO Development Law Service Will Hold April 30 Webinar On The Rights Of Nature

Worldwide Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Lithium, Critical Minerals, And The Mine-To-Market Regulatory Challenge In Nevada

United States Energy

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Fennemore

EPA Proposes Sixth SDWA Contaminant Candidate List, Kicking Off Potentially Significant Consequences For Multiple Industries

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Initiative Intends To Help Proactively Address PFAS In Drinking Water

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

California Supreme Court Reviews CEQA Exemption Scope In Sunflower Alliance Case

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New Court Decision Reinforces Water Agencies' Authority To Conduct Early Project Studies

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

PFAS In The EU: A Regulatory Turning Point

European Union Environment

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A&O Shearman

EPA Proposes Extending Deadline For TSCA Section 8(d) Health And Safety Data Reporting

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules On Tidelands Licensing And Pierhead Line Authority

United States Litigation

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Riker Danzig LLP

Navigating The Challenges Of Data Center Growth —Part III: Evolving Federal, State, And Local Policy

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

CryptoLink Newsletter - February 2026 Updates

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Army Corps Seeks Input Regarding Nationwide Permit Program

The US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has announced that it is requesting input from all interested parties by May 15, 2026, on ways to increase the efficiency...

United States Energy

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Bracewell

President Trump Issues Housing Affordability Executive Order

On March 13, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order entitled “Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction.” The Order directs multiple federal agencies...

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DWR Releases Bulletin 118 – Update 2025

On March 12, 2026, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced via press release and bulletin the release of its California Groundwater: Bulletin 118 – Update 2025 (2025 Update).

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Details On Upcoming Reporting And Other Deadlines For Tulare Lake Subbasin And Tule Subbasin Groundwater Extractors

On March 12, 2026, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued a bulletin announcing that the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) reporting system is now open.

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Recent Federal Developments For March 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Water Supply Assessments Under CEQA: Vallejo v. American Canyon Clarifies What Must (And Need Not) Be Included

United States Environment

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Can Nuclear Power The Cloud? Baseload Energy Options For Data Centers (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Details On EPA's New Real Water Technical Assistance Initiative

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Navigating Nuclear: Unused Combined Licenses Provide A Shortcut To New Builds

United States Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

California Water Plan 2028: What To Know For Water Providers

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Federal PFAS Regulation: 2025 Activities And 2026 Anticipated Actions

United States Environment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Court Turns On The Tap For Potential Inverse Condemnation Claims Against Water Suppliers

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

California Environmental Law & Policy Update

United States Environment

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

EPA Announces PFAS Coordinating Group

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Federal PFAS Regulation: 2025 Activities And 2026 Anticipated Actions

Now that we have entered the second year of Administrator Zeldin's tenure, BCLP looks back at EPA's actions in 2025 and previews what regulated industry may expect in 2026.

United States Environment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Court Turns On The Tap For Potential Inverse Condemnation Claims Against Water Suppliers

Courts have historically denied inverse condemnation claims by property owners against water suppliers where the quality of water or chemicals used allegedly caused corrosion or damage to water pipes.

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

California Environmental Law & Policy Update

The Trump administration this Thursday announced the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding — a conclusion based on decades of science that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.

United States Environment

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

EPA Announces PFAS Coordinating Group

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 6, 2026, a list of significant actions that the Agency has taken in the first year of the Trump Administration to combat risks...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental Seminar – Key Takeaways From Breakout Session #1

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

Key Takeaways From The California Public Utilities Commission SB 254 Wildfire Report

The California Public Utilities Commission recently issued its Senate Bill 254 Information and Recommendations in response to Executive Order N-34-25 and the recent Senate Bill 254 (Becker, 2025) which overhauled California's approach to wildfires.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

The Impact Of Governor Newsom's Proposed Budget On Water Projects

On January 9, 2026, Governor Newsom announced his 2026-2027 $348.9 billion budget proposal. Contrary to his 2025 proposal, this proposal includes a deficit.

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

New EPA Proposal Seeks To Adopt A More Restrictive Section 401 Framework

On 13 January 2026, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Rule (the Proposed Rule) that would narrow state and tribal authority...

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Gillespie, Littlejohn Tackle Water And Environmental Policy On Florida Specifier Podcast

Adams & Reese Government Relations Advisor Patrick Gillespie and Senior Policy Advisor Jeff Littlejohn recently appeared on the Florida Specifier Podcast alongside hosts Ryan Matthews...

United States Environment

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Adams and Reese

Alpha Beneath The Asphalt: Tapping Into Underground Water Infrastructure's Trillion Dollar Opportunity

United States Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

The Pendulum Swings Back: Proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Rule Resurrects Key Elements Of 2020 Rule

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Data Centers Are The New Industrial Neighbors: Managing Risk Of Nuisance And Environmental Litigation

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Major Colorado Water Law Ruling: State Alone Can Enforce Water Waste Statute

United States Energy

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Clark Hill

DWR Releases Subsidence Best Management Practices

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Upcoming Reporting Deadline For California Water Right Holders To Submit Annual Use And Diversion Reports To New CalWATRS Database

United States Energy

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA's Bid To Partially Vacate PFAS Drinking Water Rule

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

EPA Proposes Limitations To States' Clean Water Act Section 401 Permitting Power

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Federal PFAS Regulation And Litigation: Developments, Implementation, And What To Expect In The Second Year Of The Trump Administration

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

How PFAS Exposure Is Driving A New Era Of Personal Injury Claims

United States Litigation

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Liskow & Lewis

New York State PFAS Update

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

Updates To PFAS Effluent Limitation Guidelines Under The Clean Water Act

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

PFAS News For The New Year

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

From Waste To Asset: How Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC Reshapes Produced-Water Ownership And Future Oil And Gas Litigation

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Recent Federal Developments For January 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

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