The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled that it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the ...

At issue in the case is how the Clean Water Act—and, through it, the EPA—regulates offshore water pollution. The question is ...

The justices ruled that the agency cannot impose generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards.

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 ...

Several environmental groups intend to sue Alliant Energy’s Iowa affiliate, claiming it is discharging polluted groundwater ...

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Thursday condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most recent sweeping ...

An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher ...

In a case that centered on unusual alliances and unpleasant descriptions of raw sewage being released into San Francisco Bay ...

The Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal environmental protections on Tuesday in a major water pollution case. In a 5–4 ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, the justices ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution ...