Petition filed to Reduce Nutrient Pollution in Ohio River
On behalf of the Mississippi River Collaborative, Sierra Club and other clients, I was one of the major drafters of a petition to U.S....
Good Antidegradation Ruling in Texas of all places.
In Save our Springs v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, D-1-GN-10-003030 William Bunch and Kelly Davis of Save Our Springs won...
NOI of Intent to sue sent to Trump Tower for Clean Water Act violations in Chicago River
Sent last week, on behalf of Sierra Club and Friends of Chicago River June 14, 2018 BY CERTIFIED MAIL Trump International Hotel & Tower...
Settlement of Case on Phosphorus against MWRDGC
It took over five years and got down to a few days before the trial was to begin, but we reached a settlement with the MWRD regarding...
River Rally May 20-23 - Mobile, Alabama
I am part of two workshops this year at River Rally. For information on River Network's River Rally see https://www.rivernetwork.org/even...
Win in District Court on Phosphorus Pollution
Plaintiffs I represent scored a major legal victory as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois at the end of March...
Big Win against Phosphorus Pollution
We got a very good decision from the Illinois Court of Appeals Friday. The Court overturned an Illinois Pollution Control Board decision...
States still do not want to follow the law in writing Clean Water Act NPDES permits
The law is quite clear that National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are supposed to have the more stringent limit of what...
River Rally May 1 to 5
I will be attending the River Rally in New Mexico this year. I will be speaking on three panels. For information on River Rally see...
Five Ways Streams and Wetlands Keep Us and Our Environment Healthy
You may have heard that we’re proposing a rule to clarify which streams and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act. Right now,...