Tag: USACE

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Changes to Nationwide Permits System Announced by Army Corps of Engineers

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jan 27, 2021 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Jan 27, 2021

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced publication in the Federal Register of its final rule for revisions and renewals to Nationwide Permits (NWPs). The USACE “reissued 12 and issued four new (NWPs) for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water […]

WOTUS Stayed!

By Clare Condon Nov 2, 2015 EHS Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) recently issued a stay nationwide against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from enforcing the revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), also known as the Clean Water Rule.