By Noah Botwinick | Published June 1, 2023 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources | Tagged Tags: Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency, SCOTUS | Comments Off on US Supreme Court Curtails Reach of the Clean Water Act
In a widely publicized decision published last week, the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) held that Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) authority to regulate wetlands of the United States pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) extends only to wetlands that are indistinguishable from waters of the United States. In that case, Sackett v. EPA, Read More
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