Tennessee, North Carolina and Louisiana have also redefined wetlands in their state laws and plan to allow more wetland ...

A new Louisiana law that rolls back protections from development in isolated wetlands is inspired by a 2023 U.S. Supreme ...

With a narrower definition of WOTUS in place after Sackett, the reduced scope of the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction will impact renewable energy development in several ways.

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 ...

First, San Francisco argued all permit limitations must meet the Clean Water Act definition of “effluent limitation,” which the “end-result” provisions cannot do.

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 definition of waters covered by the Clean Water Act has grown and shrunk for years.

Trump’s administration, the Supreme Court, and Republicans lawmakers are limiting clean water regulations and protecting polluters.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act — and will narrow protections for wetlands in the ...

The Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States, or WOTUS. The WOTUS definition has shifted with White House polices and court decisions.

A new bill, SB-601, aims to enshrine the Clean Water Act of 1972 into California law, ensuring state water pollution laws cover the same waterways—wetlands, creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes ...