CWA Permitting Faces Uncertainty Post-Sackett, Industry Attorneys Say

An industry law firm is warning clients that the Biden administration is giving few indications of how it intends to change Clean Water Act (CWA) permit and mitigation practices based on the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA ruling, or define key terms and is unlikely to publish new guidance ahead of the November elections. During a March 26 webinar hosted by the firm Nossaman LLP, three attorneys delivered a presentation saying EPA has provided “no new specific guidance/policies further...