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Biden administration limits wetland protections to align with Supreme Court

Experts warn that Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule could weaken protections for nearly half of US wetlands.

Al Jazeera

Tell Congress to give EPA enough power to protect our nation’s wetlands

A bipartisan majority in Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 because rivers were on fire, fish were dying, and Lake Erie was labeled “functionally dead.” The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the Act and ignore 45 years of practices to protect the environment and public…

Chicago Sun-Times

SCOTUS is helping polluters

Brett Kavanaugh broke from the conservative majority to warn about helping businesses pollute the water

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Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands

The EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited, Supreme Court

Zenger

Supreme Court limits EPA’s regulatory authority over wetlands

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25, 2023, unanimously held in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited. The decision echoes the court’s 2022 ruling in West Virginia v EPA, in which the justices limited the scope of the agency’s authority…

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Child Shot by Mississippi Cop After Calling 911 About Domestic Disturbance

Plus: Governments are complying more with constitutions, the Supreme Court comes to a commonsense conclusion about EPA authority, and more...

Reason

The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an extremely narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act that could expose many wetlands across the U.S. to filling…

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Supreme Court Reins in EPA Overreach

Thanks to Sackett v. EPA, the feds can no longer treat a backyard puddle like it's a lake.

Reason

In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court Cuts Back Federal Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands

The Clean Water Act decision was a unanimous win for the Sacketts, and a 5-4 victory for Justice Scalia's 2006 Rapanos v. United States plurality.

Reason

Supreme Court ruling will force changes to ‘waters of US’ rule - Roll Call

The Biden administration will be required to redefine federal authority to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act.

Roll Call

US supreme court shrinks clean water protections in ruling siding with Idaho couple

Ruling by conservative-dominated court shrinks scope of landmark law to protect America’s waterways

The Guardian - US

SCOTUS ruling to affect Clean Water Act

The fate of millions of acres of wetlands hinges on five vague words in the Clean Water Act

Salon

Federal Agencies Keep Failing To Legally Interpret the Clean Water Act

The Biden administration is the third administration in a row to fail to issue Clean Water Act regulations that pass judicial scrutiny.

Reason

The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend the Clean Water Act

If SCOTUS finds in favor of a small-town Idaho couple in Sackett v. EPA, it could end the federal government's jurisdiction over millions of acres of land.

Reason

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The Guardian - US

The supreme court is in session – and every case is potentially a climate one

Sackett v EPA – an attack on the Clean Water Act – is by no means the only threat to climate policy before the court

Salon

Will America's waters lose protection?

Sackett v. EPA could roll back protections for more than 50 percent of the nation’s wetlands

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court hears lively debate on protecting wetlands, led in part by new Justice Jackson

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday by hearing a property rights appeal that calls for limiting the government’s power to protect millions of acres of wetlands from development.

Roll Call

Justices question test for determining protected wetlands - Roll Call

Justices questioned whether the Biden administration’s test for determining jurisdiction for wetlands under the Clean Water Act is too broad.

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Will Sackett v. EPA Clarify the Scope of Federal Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Wetlands?

Ten years after their unanimous Supreme Court victory against the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sacketts return to One First Street for another round.

Roll Call

Supreme Court to hear case on EPA's Clean Water Act authority - Roll Call

The EPA's power to enforce the Clean Water Act could be curtailed in a case to be considered by the Supreme Court when it convenes Monday.

The Conversation

Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address water pollution. Sackett v. EPA turns on a question that courts and regulators have struggled to answer for several decades: Which wetlands and bodies…

Ballotpedia

Checks and Balances: IRS walks back use of facial recognition technology

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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U.S. Supreme Court to determine the regulatory jurisdiction of the EPA under the Clean Water Act

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency in an order released on Jan. 24, 2022. The case concerns the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA). If a majority of justices interpret the CWA…

Reason

The EPA Has Spent 15 Years Blocking This Couple From Building a Home. Will the Supreme Court Come to the Rescue?

Michael and Chantell Sackett say they shouldn't have to spend years—and hundreds of thousands of dollars—just getting permission to build on their suburban lot.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court to weigh curbs on Clean Water Act, pitting property rights against wetlands

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court, heeding calls from business and property rights groups, agreed to use a long-running Idaho fight to consider curbing the reach of the Clean Water Act.

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