EPA signals it could narrow Clean Water Act protections
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled that it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the ...
Supreme Court water ruling might have unexpectedly clean result in Southern California
An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher ...
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The Supreme Court Muddied the Clean Water Act Yet Again
Amy Coney Barrett joined the liberal justices in a dissent against Samuel Alito—and his thinly veiled policy agenda.
Proposed California water law would revive Clean Water Act rules
Supporters of SB 601 say the bill is a response to a 2023 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court and to a second Trump ...
Supreme Court strikes down EPA rules on discharge of water pollution
The justices ruled that the agency cannot impose generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards.
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco in raw sewage case, limits EPA ability to enforce Clean Water Act
In a case that centered on unusual alliances and unpleasant descriptions of raw sewage being released into San Francisco Bay ...
EPA moves to dismantle dozens of Biden’s environmental rules
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will narrow the definition of wetlands, rivers and other waterways that ...
Tennessee town to be sued for alleged sewage pollution violations
As stated in the Notice of Intent to Sue (NOIS), the laws violated require that no facility shall discharge pollutants to the ...
Supreme Court Deals Blow to E.P.A. in Dispute Over Federal Water Rules
The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution ...
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits
The ruling only prohibits federal and state permitting agencies from issuing permits that are effectively broad orders not to violate water quality standards. In this case, the city and county of San ...
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Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits
Robin Kundis Craig has been a member of three National Research Council committees on the Clean Water Act and is a member of the American College of Environmental Law and the Environmental Law ...