NEPA Challenges to Permits Lead to Project Delays
By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington recently entered an order vacating U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits issued pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA). The Order serves as an important reminder to permittees and industry that NEPA cannot be ignored, and, despite the vast deference afforded to them by courts, agency permitting decisions are not incontrovertible....
By: Williams Mullen