Federal citizen suits are likely to become more frequent as the federal government decreases its enforcement efforts. Federal courts are split on whether Clean Water Act (CWA) citizen suits can ...

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Clean Water Act (CWA) does not authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose “generic” or “end-result” prohibitions in National Pollutant ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 25, 2025) What the Republican-led Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives calls legislation to “Cut Red Tape and Increase Clean ...

This article examines the current legal and technical landscape, highlights key compliance challenges and operational risks and identifies strategic risk management considerations for utilities and ...

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal environmental protections on Tuesday in a major water pollution case. In a 5–4 ...

The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events -- called ephemeral streams -- do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. New research suggests ...

On March 4, 2025, in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Clean Water Act does not authorize “end-result” provisions in National ...

Chantell and Michael Sackett wanted to build a house in Idaho. The land they purchased, located about 300 feet from Priest Lake, turned out to be soggy, so they dumped sand and gravel on it. But the ...

The objective of this Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters. In order to achieve this objective it is hereby declared that, consistent ...

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