Energy + Infrastructure

Natural Resource Protection

Patchwork Water Pollution Rule Takes Effect After Supreme Court Ruling

January 23, 2018

Bloomberg BNA Environment & Energy Report
January 23, 2018

"Patchwork Water Pollution Rule Takes Effect After Supreme Court Ruling"

Farella Braun + Martel's environmental law partner Chris Locke commented on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that litigation over the 2015 Clean Water Rule belongs at the district rather than appellate court level.

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California’s Estrada Decision and Impact on Employers and PAGA Claims

Following Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. , the California Supreme Court’s employee-friendly Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ruling earlier this year, employers must remain more diligent than ever to prevent and mitigate costly...

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Where Are We Now, Following Maui County, Sackett, and the Latest EPA Guidance?

The last few years have seen significant developments in our understanding of the reach of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). (Indeed, “reach” here can be interpreted literally and figuratively.) The two issues plaguing...