Clean Water Act

DNR’s High Capacity Well Application Review Process

This page will be dedicated to keeping interested parties informed about the state of the Great Lakes Legal Foundation’s efforts relating to the Department of…

WMC Files Lawsuit Against the DNR

The WMC Litigation Center filed an open records lawsuit against the DNR on behalf of WMC. In February 2021, WMC made an open records request…

Federal Court stays Waters of U.S. Rule nationwide – decision may soon be overturned

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, stayed the implementation of the “Clean Water Rule” (Waters of U.S. Rule)…

Update: AG Schimel challenges EPA’s decision to partially enforce enjoined Waters of U.S. Rule

Brad Schimel has declared that his office will challenge the EPA’s decision to move forward enforcing the enjoined Waters of the U.S. rule in 37…

White House and EPA at odds with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over new “Waters of the U.S.” rule

After months of the Obama Administration and EPA arguing the new Waters of the United States rule (for our earlier story on the rule click…

Wisconsin Attorney General Sues EPA Over “Waters of US” Rule

Attorney General Brad Schimel announced that Wisconsin has joined eight other states suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to…