Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote for the court, ruled that the agency had gone beyond what the Clean Water Act allowed ... cities and companies are well-meaning actors who humbly seek the ...

The 5-4 decision said the Clean Water Act applies only to waters that have a “continuous surface connection to” other bodies of water. The new definition, according to environmental advocates ...

River dolphins play a crucial role in maintaining the health of freshwater ecosystems in India. This analysis presents the ...

This week’s SCOTUS opinion in City and County of San Francisco v Environmental Protection Agency basically rewrote the Clean Water Act to achieve that result. In this week’s bonus episode for ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has further eroded the power of the Environmental Protection Agency and state governments to safeguard water quality under the Clean Water Act. In Tuesday’s 5-4 ruling ...

Democrats during a hearing raised questions on the impacts of President Donald Trump’s spending freeze on water infrastructure. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans ...

Instead, the ruling said, the Clean Water Act of 1972 – a foundational law that sets water pollution rules around the country – requires that fines or punishments imposed on a polluter must be ...

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules for the city of San Francisco under the Clean Water Act on raw sewage discharge are overly vague ...

Handing down a 5-4 decision, the court narrowed the Clean Water Act, America’s landmark water pollution law, and ruled that the EPA set requirements too broadly in issuing permits for the city ...