Photos from Clean Water Act cases contradict media narrative

June 13, 2024

In a recent news broadcast, WDIV Local 4 and other NBC affiliates reported on the ripple-effects of the Supreme Court's ruling last year in Sackett v. EPA. But the segment muddies the waters by distorting the true stakes, and the media's overwrought narrative won't wash. The piece opens with weatherman Bryan Schuerman intoning, "Today marks the ...

Supreme Court reins in Clean Water Act abuse

May 25, 2023

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 and proper […]

Suction dredge miner challenges misapplication of Clean Water Act

March 30, 2023

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

February 14, 2023

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 Legal Foundation's Sacket ...