In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to limit what could be considered navigable lands. This ruling will endanger millions of acres of wetlands which were
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday announced a final rule amending the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States.”
This US Supreme Court’s administrative and environmental decisions were somewhat predictable for much of the 2022 to 2023 term. And then they weren’t, the final weeks of the term especially featured some high drama decisions.
SCOTUS issued opinion in Sackett v EPA establishing stricter test limiting federal juris. to wetlands. Development on isolated vegetated wetlands are no longer be subject to notice or permitting requirements in municipalities that don't specifically regulate these wetlands.