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U.S. SUPREME COURT SEEKS SOLICITOR GENERAL’S INPUT IN BAYER ROUNDUP APPEAL AMID ONGOING LITIGATION

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On June 30, 2025, the United States Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General to submit the federal government’s views on whether it should hear Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, a case involving Bayer’s glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup. The central legal issue concerns whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state failure-to-warn claims when product…
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U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SEVEN COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE COALITION V. EAGLE COUNTY NARROWING THE SCOPE OF NEPA REVIEW

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The Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, 605 U.S. ___ (2025). The Court held that NEPA requires environmental assessments only of the specific project under review, not of side effects caused by separate actions. It also reaffirmed courts must show strong deference to agency decisions on environmental…
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS END-RESULT PERMITTING PROVISIONS EXCEEDED THE EPA’S AUTHORITY UNDER CLEAN WATER ACT

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In a significant Clean Water Act ruling, on March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) authority under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting process. The decision in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, 604 U.S. ___, 145 S. Ct. 704 (2025) strikes down…
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U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SAN FRANCISCO V. EPA ELIMINATES END-RESULT NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

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The Supreme Court recently issued a decision in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, which clarifies the authority of federal and state environmental enforcement agencies to include limitations in pollutant-discharge permits. The Court held the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has authority to specify the actions a permittee must take to ensure…
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NORTH DAKOTA DISTRICT COURT RULES PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY

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On February 3, 2025, the District Court for the District of North Dakota ruled in favor of 20 Republican-led states in their challenge against the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Phase II National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, finalized in 2024. See State of Iowa v. Council on Envtl. Quality, 1:24-cv-089 (D.N.D. Feb. 3, 2025)….
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EPA RELEASES PRELIMINARY EFFLUENT GUIDELINES PROGRAM PLAN 16 AND 2024 DRAFT PFAS HUMAN HEALTH WATER QUALITY CRITERIA

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On December 16, 2024, the EPA released Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 (Preliminary Plan 16). The EPA prepares Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plans pursuant to Clean Water Act (CWA) section 304(m). A preliminary plan describes the EPA’s annual review of effluent guidelines and pretreatment standards consistent with CWA sections 301, 304, and 307. In…
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EPA ISSUES BAN OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND PERCHLOROETHYLENE

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On December 9, 2024 the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized the bans of two chemicals, trichloroethylene (“TCE”) and perchloroethylene (“PCE”), that have been linked to risks of cancer and other severe health conditions. The ban comes as part of the EPA’s regulatory authority under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act. TCE and…
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D.C. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULES PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LACKS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, the Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals considered arguments regarding a challenge to an air tour management plan that would affect four national park areas in California. No. 23-1067, 2024 WL 4745044, at *1 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 12, 2024). The plan was developed by the Federal Aviation…
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THIRD CIRCUIT CREATES CIRCUIT SPLIT IN MONSANTO ROUNDUP LITIGATION

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On August 15, 2024 the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in David Schaffner, Jr. and Theresa Sue Schaffner v. Monsanto Corporation, 113 F.4th 364 (3d Cir. 2024) that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) preempted the Plaintiffs’ Pennsylvania state law failure to warn claims. The Third Circuit’s ruling…
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