New Hampshire v. Maine

Holding that under the doctrine of judicial estoppel, “New Hampshire is equitably barred from asserting—contrary to its position in the 1970's litigation—that the inland Piscataqua River boundary runs along the Maine shore”

Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital

Holding that courts will not defer to an agency's litigating position where it contradicts the agency's prior “regulations, rulings, or administrative practice”

Heckler v. Community Health Services

Holding that a Medicare provider was responsible for familiarizing itself with the legal requirements of cost reimbursement and obtaining an agency interpretation of the applicable regulations

Chrysler Corp. v. Brown

Holding that a regulation may have "the force and effect of law" if: it enacts substantive rules affecting individual rights and obligations, and is not merely an interpretive rule or general policy statement; Congress has delegated "quasi-legislative" power to the agency; and the regulation is valid, i.e., the agency has followed applicable procedures such as the Administrative Procedure Act

International Paper Co. v. Ouellette

Holding that the Clean Water Act does not preclude aggrieved individuals from bringing a "nuisance claim pursuant to the law of the source State"

Ohio Valley Envtl. Coalition v. Aracoma

Holding that the court cannot "simply substitute the judgment of plaintiff's experts for that of the agency's experts" because the court must defer to agency choices and methodology

Vitarelli v. Seaton

Holding that, although Congress gave the Secretary of Interior absolute discretion to terminate an employee in the name of national security, the Secretary was nevertheless required to follow its own procedural rules when making such a determination

Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Se. Alaska Conservation Council

Rejecting argument that agency memorandum interpreting agency's regulations contradicted agency's prior view

U.S. v. Owens

Observing that Rooker-Feldman is "a combination of the abstention and res judicata doctrines"

North Carolina v. Envi'l Pro

Concluding that the EPA's rule "must" be vacated because "fundamental flaws" prevented the EPA from promulgating the same rule on remand

Section 551 - Definitions

Adopting the definition set out in the APA

Section 1342 - National pollutant discharge elimination system

Granting EPA the authority to require a permit for such discharges

Section 1319 - Enforcement

Providing judicial review to "[a]ny person against whom a civil penalty is assessed under this subsection or who commented on the proposed assessment of such penalty"

Section 1344 - Permits for dredged or fill material

Providing that federal agencies issue permits for navigable waters—defined as those waters used or susceptible to use in interstate commerce

Section 1313 - Water quality standards and implementation plans

Requiring a State to submit new or revised water regulations for EPA's review

Section 1201 - Congressional findings

Declaring that regulation of surface coal mining "is an appropriate and necessary means to minimize so far as practicable the adverse social, economic, and environmental effects of such mining operations"

Section 1341 - Certification

Providing that each state "shall establish procedures for public notice in the case of all applications for certification by it and, to the extent it deems appropriate, procedures for public hearings in connection with specific applications."

Section 4010 - Separation for cause; suspension

Section 230.10 - Restrictions on discharge

Setting out the LEDPA requirement

Section 325.2 - Processing of applications

Processing of applications

Section 123.25 - Requirements for permitting

Imposing various procedural requirements on state-run permit programs

Section 122.4 - Prohibitions (applicable to State NPDES programs, see Section 123.25)

Prohibiting NPDES permits for a new source or new discharger "if the discharge . . . will cause or contribute to the violation of water quality standards."

Section 325.1 - Applications for permits

Detailing contents of permit application

Section 230.11 - Factual determinations

Defining a "cumulative impact" for the purposes of the CWA as "changes in an aquatic ecosystem that are attributable to the collective effect of a number of individual discharges of dredged or fill material"

Section 325.3 - Public notice

Specifying the public notice procedures

Section 323.6 - Special policies and procedures

Implementing § 1344(c)

Section 231.2 - Definitions

Defining "unacceptable adverse effect" to encompass "significant degradation of municipal water supplies ... or significant loss of or damage to" other resources

Section 230.50 - Municipal and private water supplies