IN RE CLEAN WATER ACT RULEMAKING

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Sibley, III (argued), Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond, Virginia; Deidre G. Duncan and Erica N. Peterson , Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, D.C.; Clare Ellis , Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, San Francisco, California; Misha Tseytlin , Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Charles Sensiba , Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth Holt Andrews , Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, San Francisco, California; Joseph S. St. John , Deputy Solicitor; Elizabeth B. Murrill , Solicitor General; Jeff Landry , Attorney General; Louisiana Department of Justice, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; James Kaste , Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Leslie Rutledge , Attorney General, Little Rock, Arkansas; Lynn Fitch , Attorney General, Jackson, Mississippi; Eric Schmitt , Attorney General, Springfield, Missouri; Austin Knudsen , Attorney General, Helena, Montana; Benjamin D. Wilson , Deputy Solicitor General; Ken Paxton , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Austin, Texas; Patrick Morrisey , Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia; for Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants.

Kevin W. McArdle (argued), Leslie M. Hill , and Elisabeth H. Carter , Attorneys, Environment and Natural Resources Division; Todd Kim , Assistant Attorney General; United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Alexis Wade , Peter Ford , Andrea Priest , and Alexander Mullee , Attorneys, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellees.

Kelly T. Wood (argued), Assistant Attorney General; Leslie Griffith , Deputy Solicitor General; Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, Washington; Brian M. Lusignan , Assistant Attorney General; Laura Etlinger , Assistant Solicitor General; Andrea Oser , Deputy Solicitor General; Letitia James , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Albany, New York; Adam Levitan and Tatiana K. Gaur , Deputy Attorneys General; Eric Katz and Sarah E. Morrison , Supervising Deputy Attorneys General; Rob Bonta , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Los Angeles, California; Bryant B. Cannon , Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, San Francisco, California; Jason R. Flanders , Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group, Oakland, California; Peter M. K. Frost and Sangye Ince-Johannsen , Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene, Oregon; Andrew M. Hawley , Western Environmental Law Center, Seattle, Washington; Kristen L. Boyles , Earthjustice, Seattle, Washington; Olivia Glasscock , Earthjustice, Juneau, Alaska; Nathan Matthews , Sierra Club, Oakland, California; Moneen S. Nasmith and Michael Z. Youhana , Earthjustice, New York, New York; Annette M. Quill , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Denver, Colorado; Jill Lacedonia , Assistant Attorney General; William Tong , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Hartford, Connecticut; Karl A. Racine , Attorney General; Caroline S. Van Zile , Solicitor General; Office of the Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; Kwame Raoul , Attorney General, Springfield, Illinois; Jillian R. O'Brien , Assistant Attorney General; Aaron Frey , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Augusta, Maine; John B. Howard, Jr. , Special Assistant Attorney General; Brian Frosh , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Baltimore, Maryland; Maura Healey , Attorney General, Boston, Massachusetts; Gillian E. Wener , Assistant Attorney General; Dana Nessel , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan; Peter Surdo , Special Assistant Attorney General; Keith Ellison , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada; Lisa Morelli , Deputy Attorney General; Matthew J. Platkin , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Trenton, New Jersey; Hector Balderas , Attorney General, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Taylor H. Crabtree , Assistant Attorney General; Joshua S. Stein , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina; Paul Garrahan , Assistant Attorney General; Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Salem, Oregon; Alison B. Hoffman , Special Assistant Attorney General; Peter F. Neronha , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Providence, Rhode Island; Laura B. Murphy , Assistant Attorney General; Suzanne R. Young , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Montpelier, Vermont; Gabe Johnson-Karp , Assistant Attorney General; Josh Kaul , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Madison, Wisconsin; Christopher E. Bergin Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia; William Grantham , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Matthew Ireland , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Boston, Massachusetts; Heidi Parry Stern , Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Las Vegas, Nevada; Jason E. James , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, Illinois; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before: Susan P. Graber, Richard C. Tallman, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.