EPA, challenges a definition at the heart of the Clean Water Act, a landmark 1972 law that prevents the discharge of hazardous substances – from oil and chemicals to rock and sand – into the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled that it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act.

The US Supreme Court ruled that regulatory agencies must stop trying to extend the reach of their authority under the Clean Water Act beyond federal waters and adjoining wetlands ...

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The Climate 202 Supreme Court to hear high-stakes challenge to Clean Water Act September 30, 2022 More than 2 years ago Summary Analysis by Maxine Joselow ...

With the political winds at their backs, farm groups and irrigation districts are seeking to ensure the Clean Water Act definition of “waters of the United States” excludes irrigation canals […] ...

Experts expect a legal challenge to a major water rule EPA released last week, while they await a pending Supreme Court ruling.

Whether the Clean Water Act gives the federal government the power to regulate dry riverbeds, isolated streams, and land next to wetlands remains clear as ...

The majority also dismisses a later amendment to the Clean Water Act that seemingly uses a more expansive definition of adjacent as "a relatively obscure provision." ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage ...

Frustration for farmers The ever-changing definition can make it difficult for farmers to know whether their land falls under the Clean Water Act, said Missouri Farm Bureau president Garrett Hawkins.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled that it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act. The law requires the EPA to protect so-called ...