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31 J. Envtl. L. & Litig. 1 (2015-2016)

handle is hein.journals/jenvll31 and id is 1 raw text is: ARTICLES SURIA M. BAHADUE* Justice Ginsburg Is Right: The EPA's Veto Authority Under the Clean Water Act Is Hardly Reassuring Against Evasive Polluters Introduction ........................................................................... 2 I. The Permitting Process of the CWA ............................ 6 A. Sections 301, 306,402, and 404 of the CWA ..... 6 B. The Definition of Fill Material .............................. 9 II. The Permitting Process in the Supreme Court: Coeur A laska .............................................................................. 11 A . Factual Background ................................................. 11 B. Procedural Background ........................................ 12 C. The Supreme Court's Decision ........................... 14 1. The Opinion of the Court .............................. 16 2. Justice Breyer's Concurrence and Justice Ginsburg's Dissent ....................................... 17 III. The Veto in the D.C. Circuit: Mingo Logan II ........... 17 A. Factual Background ............................................ 18 B. Procedural Background ........................................ 19 C. The D.C. Circuit Opinion .................. 20 IV. The Significance and Limitations of Mingo Logan II for Coeur Alaska .............................................................. 22 A. The Significance of Mingo Logan II ................... 22 B. The Limitations of Mingo Logan II ................... 24 1. EPA's Use of its Veto and the CWA's Citizen Suit Provision .............................................. 24 * J.D. Candidate, Harvard Law School, 2016.