Supreme Court reins in Clean Water Act abuse
Washington, D.C., May 25, 2023: Today, an Idaho couple’s second journey to the U.S. Supreme Court over unlawful wetlands enforcement ended with final clarity in Clean Water Act regulation and a resounding victory for property owners across the country. “The Court’s ruling returns the scope of the Clean Water Act to its original an ...
Suction dredge miner challenges misapplication of Clean Water Act
Today Shannon Poe appealed a district court ruling that misapplied the Clean Water Act and ordered him to pay $150,000 in fines and obtain a permit to continue his suction dredge mining operation. … ...
Meet Clean Water Act criminals
When environmentalists celebrate the 50-year impact of the Clean Water Act, they talk about what the law means for animals and plant life. The CWA, they say, has helped fish, birds, and turtles thrive in America’s waterways. “All this magnificent life”—meaning, non-human life—”is now in jeopardy” because of Pacific ...
Washington Post: Supreme Court debates narrowing protections in Clean Water Act
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Washington Post: Supreme Court to hear high-stakes challenge to Clean Water Act
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It’s time to reevaluate the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act turns 50 this fall—and like most things at age 50, it no longer functions like it once did. Congress passed the Clean Water Act (CWA) on October 18, 1972, to combat pollution in the country’s more-than-25,000 miles of waterways. But 50 years later, the government isn’t enforcing the CWA as a … ...