WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United States Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 12, 2019Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the...
THE CONVERSATION: Small streams and wetlands are key parts of river networks – here’s why they need protection The Conversation Planning and management January 30, 2019Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University, for The Conversation The Trump administration is proposing to redefine a key term in the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump White House to Unwind Wetlands Protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation December 11, 2018The Trump administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to drain federal protections for wetlands and other isolated bodies of water, doing...
CAL MATTERS: California sues Trump administration over water protection Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 6, 2018California has joined a group of states suing two federal agencies for suspending a 2015 rule that entitled more bodies...
CAL MATTERS: State may adopt wetlands protections rescinded by Trump administration Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 30, 2017In what is becoming a standard call-and-response rejoinder, a California water agency is considering rules to protect state wetlands after...
CAL MATTERS: Trio of state bills would keep federal environmental safeguards here even if feds drop them Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 23, 2017Democrats in the California Legislature, wary of as-yet unknown environmental polices to come from the Trump White House, have moved...
Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater rights and water law January 28, 2016How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...