Army Corps Halting CWA Permit Coverage Following Pipeline Ruling

The Army Corps of Engineers has begun halting new approvals for coverage under a Clean Water Act (CWA) dredge-and-fill general permit that developers of pipelines and other linear projects must seek, according to attorneys, underscoring the effect of a federal court’s vacatur and remand of the nationwide permit 12 (NWP 12). Even before the Trump administration indicates whether it will appeal the landmark district court ruling, industry lawyers say the Corps has already begun halting action nationwide on pending approvals...