The EPA is moving to narrow the definitions of protected waterways under the Clean Water Act, opening many waterways to ...

In a release on Monday, the proposal, dubbed the "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule, says wetlands and streams that are seasonal or flow inconsistently would no longer be protected under the ...

The Supreme Court of the United States’ recent Clean Water Act decision in City of San Francisco v. EPA has sent shockwaves through the environmental community by prohibiting EPA and state agencies’ ...

The Trump administration is angling to use a bedrock water law to build more natural gas pipelines across the United States. It’s a major potential pivot for the half-century-old Clean Water Act, a ...

Making the Chicago River a healthy, biodiverse and climate resilient lifeline through the city will now be supercharged by a freshly updated Clean Water Act permit and the efforts of nonprofits and ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ...

Phillips 66, a Texas-based oil company, was indicted by federal prosecutors this week for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act in the state of California. The U.S. Department of Justice has accused ...