Muddying the Waters: In Re Needham Deepens Federal Circuit Divisions Over SWANCC

Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 7
Summary

The Fifth Circuit recently held in In re Needham that an oil spill into waters adjacent to navigable U.S. waters triggered federal regulatory jurisdiction. However, this ruling was hardly a victory for proponents of expansive interpretation of the Clean Water Act.

Muddying the Waters: In Re Needham Deepens Federal Circuit Divisions Over SWANCC
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