Proposed changes to the federal definition of “waters of the United States” could strip protections from millions of wetlands.

The Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal environmental protections on Tuesday in a major water pollution case. In a 5–4 ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, the justices held that ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says its proposed rule change would align with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in ...

Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a brief Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals arguing the standards for ballast water discharge violate the Clean Water Act, leaving existing ships unregulated.

The Environmental Protection Agency will review the definition of “waters of the United States,” pledging to follow a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that shortened the reach of the Clean Water Act.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin warned states and tribes Thursday not to “leverage” the Clean Water Act to block or impede energy projects approved by the Trump administration. The agency issued a ...

EPA estimated that the final Clean Water Rule expanded the types of water subject to Clean Water Act jurisdiction by about 3 percent, or 1,500 acres nationwide. Opponents clearly think it could be ...

January 2, 2026 - The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks has released the following: Comment re: Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025- 0322 ...

As the federal government looks to narrow the definition of waters of the United States, New Mexico’s wetlands and ephemeral ...