Corps Approves First 404 Permit On Expedited Track, Spurring Warnings

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 dredge-and-fill permit for rerouting portions of the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline in Wisconsin, the first such permit issued under the expedited process created by President Trump’s energy “emergency” executive order (EO), though environmentalists are warning of legal challenges. The Corps on Oct. 29 issued a CWA section 404 permit to Enbridge, Inc., for construction-related effects to federally regulated waters for its Line 5 reroute...