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Clean Water Rule Case Documents

Browse some of the documents associated with our efforts to protect the Clean Water Rule.

January 9, 2020

Supreme Court: National Association of Manufacturers v. U.S. Department of Defense et al.

Respondents’ Brief in Support of Petitioner on Behalf of Agrowstar, LLC, et al. (April 2017)
Brief of State Respondents Ohio, et al. (April 2017)
Petitioner Brief, National Association of Manufacturers (April 2017)
Brief of Respondent Utility Water Act Group in Support of Petitioner (April 27, 2017)
Respondents’ Brief in Support of Petitioner on Behalf of Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., et al. (April 27, 2017)
Response Brief of NRDC, et al. (July 2017)
Brief of the Federal Respondents (July 2017)
Reply Brief of State Respondents (September 2017)
Reply Brief, National Association of Manufacturers (September 2017)

Sixth Circuit: Murray Energy v. EPA

Opening Brief of State Petitioners (November 1, 2016)
Opening Brief of Industry and Municipality Petitioners (November 1, 2016)
Opening Brief of Petitioners National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, One Hundred Miles, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Sierra Club, and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League (November 1, 2016)
Opening Brief of Petitioners Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., et al. (November 2, 2016)
Brief of Respondents U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense (January 13, 2017)

Southern District of New York: NRDC and NWF v. EPA et al.

Complaint (February 6, 2018)
Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (May 3, 2018)

District of South Carolina: S. Carolina Coastal Conservation League et al. v. Wheeler

Complaint (October 23, 2019)

Downloads

Respondents’ Brief in Support of Petitioner on Behalf of Agrowstar, et al. (PDF)

Brief of State Respondents in Support of Petitioner (PDF)

Petitioner Brief, National Association of Manufacturers (PDF)

Brief of Respondent Utility Water Act Group in Support of Petitioner (PDF)

Respondents’ Brief in Support of Petitioner on Behalf of Waterkeeper Alliance, et al. (PDF)

Response Brief of NRDC, et al. (PDF)

Brief of the Federal Respondents (PDF)

Reply Brief of State Respondents (PDF)

Reply Brief, National Association of Manufacturers (PDF)

Opening Brief of State Petitioners (PDF)

Opening Brief of Industry (PDF)

Opening Brief of NRDC, et al. (PDF)

Opening Brief of Petitioners Waterkeeper Alliance, et al. (PDF)

Brief of Respondents U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense (PDF)

Complaint - Southern District of New York (PDF)

Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (PDF)

Complaint - District of South Carolina (PDF)

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