Topic: Wetlands Policy

EPA wetlands order can be challenged by land owners, Supreme Court rules

The Idaho couple, saying the ‘EPA used bullying and threats of terrifying fines’ to halt building of their dream home, thanks Supreme Court justices for ‘affirming’ their right to a court hearing.

Gulf oil spill could result in criminal charges for BP employees

The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors are targeting several Houston-based engineers and at least one supervisor employed by British oil giant BP connected to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

US sues BP, eight others to cover cleanup, losses from Gulf oil spill

Justice Department seeks unlimited payments from BP and other companies to cover cleanup costs, economic losses from this year's huge Gulf oil spill. The civil suit alleges safety lapses by BP and others.

Oil spill jail time for BP officials? It could happen.

BP officials could be prosecuted under the Clean Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act, and the Endangered Species Act. So could federal officials if they aided and abetted any illegal acts.

Ocean acidification: another path to EPA rules on carbon emissions?

In a legal settlement Thursday, the EPA agreed to help states test coastal waters for acidity, and to weigh whether to tighten rules on carbon emissions to address ocean acidification.

The Clean Water Act and the economics of ambiguity

If the Supreme Court narrows the ambiguous definitions in the Clean Water Act, will companies create new domestic pollution havens?

EPA and CO2: If the right hand don't get you, the left one might

Chesapeake Bay left up a creek

Failure of cleanup efforts has left America's largest estuary still nearly 'dead.' Why?

EPA vetoes huge Mississippi Delta flood control project

Using a rare veto, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected a federal plan Tuesday for the Army Corps of Engineers to build the world’s largest water pump in the Mississippi Delta.

High court to hear Exxon Valdez damages case

At issue: Should the company pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 oil spill?