Recent Articles from John Watson
News
April 2, 2020
Redefining Federal Control Over Waters of the United States
This article provides a short primer on water quality regulation, generally, but it is far too limited to address all the difficult issues surrounding these new rules. Thus, the focus will be on one of the more significant impacts to Colorado — the effects on programs to control the discharge of “dredge and fill” materials into waters of the state.
News
September 30, 2018
Op-Ed: How Two Ballot Initiatives Could Affect Colorado Business
These two initiatives are directly related to any combination of ballot issues that could pass or fail, potentially having dramatic effects on the Colorado economy.