Letters Opposing Section 401 Rollbacks:
Opposition Letter: State of Arkansas
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/5RTbsrt8~_AR_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of California
October 21, 2019
Opposition Letter: Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/FoaQ2zvAh_20191021Yakama_Nation_Section_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Inter Tribal Association of Arizona
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/.jk5nJ1oK_InterTribal_Assn_of_AZ_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Idaho
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/kZlX31CB7_ID_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Louisiana
October 19, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/F52ivsrg._LA_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
October 22, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/UTuKpy6FF_Menominee_Tribe_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Montana
October 17, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/SnoPVhxYj_MT_401_rule_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Nevada
October 17, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/0BeC6MkzI_NV_401_Rule_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of New York
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/c0.jrsYs~_NY_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Pennsylvania
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/Q9h7qFprp_PA_Comments_on_401_rulepdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Seattle City Light
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/XDTlaYaTh_Seattle_City_Light_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Skokomish Indian Tribe
October 20, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/NKCE.ps4l_20191020Skokomish_Tribe_Section_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Standing Rock Sioux
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/67Ar2EyV8_Standing_Rock_Sioux_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Tennessee
October 21, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/e7PdQltny_TN_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Texas
October 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/SS5mPC48m_TX_401_commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
October 14, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/hiNTrBCKr_Twenty_Nine_Palms_Band_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: State of Washington
May 24, 2019
https://pdfhost.io/v/21GYgD4xa_WA_401_Commentspdf.pdf
Opposition Letter: Earthjustice, Sierra Club, and 31 other organizations
October 21, 2019
Opposition Letter: Sens. Carper, Duckworth, and Booker
October 21, 2019
Opposition Letter: Southern Environmental Law Center
October 21, 2019
Opposition Letter: Western Governors’ Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Council of State Governments, Western Interstate Region, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Association of State Wetland Managers, Western States Water Council
October 16, 2019
Opposition Letter: National Governors’ Association
October 18, 2019
Opposition Letter: Rep. Peter DeFazio
July 29, 2019
Articles and News Releases:
Article:
Bloomberg Law
“White House begins review of water rule easing state veto power”
April 8, 2020
Article:
Law360
“NY had power to reject pipeline water permit, 2nd Circ. told”
May 20, 2020
https://www.law360.com/articles/1275616/ny-had-power-to-reject-pipeline-water-permit-2nd-circ-told
Article:
Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Boundary Waters could feel the effects from a federal plan to change Clean Water Act”
April 25, 2020
https://www.startribune.com/rollback-near-finish-line-could-affect-boundary-waters/569952992/
Action Alert:
Trout Unlimited
“The Clean Water Act is being unraveled (see: ‘But that’s not all’)”
Article:
National Law Review
April 30, 2020
“ERC issues declaratory order finding waiver of state Section 401 authority”
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hydro-newsletter-volume-7-issue-5
News Release:
State of Oregon
“DEQ opposes rollbacks of Clean Water Act regulations”
November 23, 2019
News Release:
Waterkeepers Chesapeake
“Local Waterkeepers oppose rollback of states’ rights to protect water”
October 22, 2019
News Release:
Southern Environmental Law Center
“Multi-front attack on clean water takes aim at state authority”
October 16, 2020
News Release:
Surfrider
“Trump administration continues assault on Clean Water Act”
October 4, 2019
Op-ed:
The Roanoke Times
“Clean water rule change threatens state powers”
September 30, 2019
Article:
JD Supra
“EPA proposes to narrow water quality certification authority under the Clean Water Act”
August 19, 2019
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/epa-proposes-to-narrow-water-quality-21198/
Article:
The Hill
“EPA proposes rolling back states’ authority over pipeline projects”
August 9, 2020
News Release:
League of Conservation Voters
“LCV statement on EPA’s proposed rollback of water protections in Clean Water Act”
August 9, 2019
Article:
Inside Climate News
“EPA plans to rewrite Clean Water Act rules to fast-track pipelines”
August 9, 2019
News Release:
California Attorney General
“Attorney General Becerra slams EPA attempt to limit Clean Water Act oversight”
July 26, 2019