The Supreme Court Muddied the Clean Water Act

What a recent Supreme Court ruling could mean for the future of the Clean Water Act
In a narrow 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled to limit the EPA's authority to issue broad water pollution permits under the Clean Water Act.
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 its fight over EPA clean water rules
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in a ruling that narrows the Clean Water Act. The case pitted a city that champions environmental policies against the federal agency tasked with protecting the environment.
Supreme Court Rules the Clean Water Act Doesn’t Actually Require That Water Be Clean
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court substantially weakened federal limitations on raw sewage discharge into nearby bodies of water. Its 5–4 decision will, in practice, free cities to dump substantially more sewage into rivers,
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 and the Pacific Ocean during rain storms, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed San Francisco a victory in a long-running legal battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In San Francisco v. EPA, Supreme Court Continues Its "Righting" of the Clean Water Act
With its opinion in San Francisco v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court has again acted to "right" the implementation of the federal Clean Water Act
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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.
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Supreme Court saves San Francisco from the EPA
Conservatives on the Supreme Court have again rescued the nation from out-of-control bureaucrats inflicting prohibitive costs for negligible environmental benefit.
Supreme Court Majority Agrees With San Francisco in Water Permit Challenge
In 5-4 ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal wing in dissent, the high court says EPA has the responsibility to provide details for wastewater plant discharge permits.
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits
San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.
US Supreme Court Reins in EPA Power to Police Water Pollution Discharge
"EPA is required to issue the limitations necessary to ensure that the water quality standards are met," Barrett wrote. "So taking a tool away from EPA may make it harder for the
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San Francisco v. EPA: Impact on Clean Water Act Permittees
On Tuesday, March 4, the United States Supreme Court issued a major decision limiting the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...
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Ruling in favor of SF stormwater discharge permit casts doubt on clean water standards
A years-long dispute over a San Francisco stormwater discharge permit came to an end Tuesday with a decision by the U.S.