National Ass'n of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife

ELR Citation: ELR 20153
No(s). s. 06-340, -549 (U.S. Jun 25, 2007)

The Court held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not violate Endangered Species Act (ESA) §7(a)(2) when it transferred national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permitting authority to Arizona under Clean Water Act (CWA) §402(b) without first reviewing the effec...