Joan E. Drake

Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule

USA - May 22 2017 The Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the Unites States” (WOTUS)…

Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects

USA - May 17 2017 On his second day in office, President Trump issued several executive orders and memoranda intended to overhaul the environmental review and approval…

Native American Law Watch - Winter 2016-2017

USA - March 27 2017 Since it was enacted, the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996, better known as the Congressional Review Act,1 has been rarely used and…

Deana M. Bennett, Jennifer L. Bradfute, Stuart R. Butzier, Robin E. James, Earl E. DeBrine, Jr., Margaret Lewis Meister, Brian K. Nichols, Lynn H. Slade, Walter E. Stern

Native American Law Watch - Fall 2016

USA - October 21 2016 The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project has become the focal point for Native American...

Deana M. Bennett, Jennifer L. Bradfute, Stuart R. Butzier, Jeremy K. Harrison, Robin E. James, Earl E. DeBrine, Jr., Zoe E. Lees, Brian K. Nichols, Lynn H. Slade

The U.S. Supreme Court Confirms You Can Challenge the Corps' Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determination Without First Going Through a Permit or Enforcement Process

USA - June 9 2016 Why It Matters: Permit applicants and landowners who dispute the Corps' formal finding on the limits of its regulatory jurisdiction on a particular…