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H.R. 5827, Bill Introduced

H.R. 5927, Bill Introduced

Gulf Restoration Network, Inc. v. Salazar

The Fifth Circuit dismissed environmental groups' petitions challenging DOI's approval of 16 oil well exploration and development plans that were issued between March 29 and May 20, 2010, under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). The groups argued that the agency failed to consider th...

S. 3264, Bill Introduced

H.R. 3263, Chamber Action

Kaahumanu v. Hawaii

The Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of Hawaii's regulation of commercial weddings on the state's unencumbered beaches in all respects but one. A pastor and wedding planning companies filed suit against the state's Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) alleging that its permit re...

H.R. 2336, Chamber Action

H.R. 2060, Chamber Action

H.R. 1740, Chamber Action

United States v. Renton

A district court held that the CWA's waiver of sovereign immunity applies to stormwater management fees. In 2011, in response to federal agencies that had ceased paying stormwater program charges, Congress passed the "stormwater amendment" (CWA §313(c)) to clarify federal responsibility to pay ...