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Project Impacts on Migratory Bird Species Are Once Again Illegal Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Transect Team: Aug 13, 2020

On August 11, 2020, a United States district judge vacated a 2017 Department of Interior opinion related to migratory birds (M Opinion ). The Trump...

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United States Army Corps of Engineers is Proposing to Split up Nationwide Permit 12 with New NWP Standards

Transect Team: Aug 7, 2020

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Update on Federal Protection for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Transect Team: Jul 20, 2020

On July 16th, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced their 12-month plan to determine whether to list the Dunes Sagebrush...

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New Rule Limits States' Ability to Block Pipelines Under Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification

Transect Team: Jun 3, 2020

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Final Waters Rule: Ephemeral Streams Not Regulated Under CWA 404

Transect Team: Apr 21, 2020

Over the river and through the woods, developing without an NWP, we go.

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NWP 12 Vacated – Utility Line Projects May Need New Route for Wetlands Permitting

Transect Team: Apr 20, 2020

In an April 15 ruling in Northern Plains Resource Council et al. v. USACE, a Montana judge vacated (canceled) Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12 and enjoined...