It’s a major potential pivot for the half-century-old Clean Water Act, a law prized by environmentalists and grassroots ...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route.

To help boaters prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding more than 200 “clean-and-drain” areas to statewide public water access sites ...