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May 25 2023
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Supreme Court Delivers Another Rebuke of Biden EPA Overreach
The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday delivered another stinging rebuke of the Biden Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) overreach with a unanimous opinion essentially trashing the administration's "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) policy that relies on an extremely broad interpretation of the Clean Water Act to restrict property owners' activities on private land that's
TownhallMay 26 2023
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Supreme Court restricts EPA's ability to protect US waterways
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The scope of a landmark law to protect America’s waterways has been shrunk by the US Supreme Court, which has sided with an Idaho couple who have waged a long-running legal battle to build a house on wetlands near one of the state’s largest lakes. In a ruling passed down on
Mother JonesMay 25 2023
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Supreme Court Limits E.P.A.’s Power to Address Water Pollution
The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police water pollution, ruling that the Clean Water Act does not allow the agency to regulate discharges into some wetlands near bodies of water.
The court held that law covers only wetlands “with a continuous surface connection” to those waters, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote for five justices
New York Times (News)May 25 2023
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Supreme Court Slashes EPA's Ability to Regulate Water Pollution
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate water pollution in the nation’s wetlands. The court determined that the 1972 Clean Water Act only applies to “wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the United States in their own rights.” “Wetlands that are separate from traditional navigable waters
RollingStone.comOct 12 2023
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EPA air sampling data shows good air quality following wildfires in Lahaina and Kula
US EPA begins hazardous waste removal work in Kula. PC: County of Maui / EPA (8.23.23) Results from a validated air sampling conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Lahaina and Kula in late August do not show evidence of poor air quality or any hazardous levels of contaminants in the air at the time the samples were collected. EPA tested for metals including lead and arsenic,
Maui Now NewsJul 10 2023
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EPA's approval of Denver-area smog reduction plan challenged by greens
July 10 (Reuters) - Two conservation groups on Monday challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of Colorado’s plan to reduce smog near Denver, which they said will not adequately rein in air pollution from cars and fossil fuel development. The Center for Biological Diversity and 350 Colorado filed a petition for review in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, saying in a
ReutersApr 10 2024
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Arizona abortion ruling reactions and Dana-Farber Institute retractions: Morning Rundown
After pressing for abortion restrictions, Arizona Republicans distance themselves from a state Supreme Court ruling on a 160-year-old ban. The ex-assistant principal of a Virginia school where a 6-year-old student shot his teacher is charged. And the EPA limits ''forever chemicals'' in drinking water. Here’s what to know today. Arizona Republicans distance themselves from ruling on near-total
NBC News (Online)May 11 2023
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EPA chief touts Biden's climate rule as opponents circle
Regan sought to simultaneously minimize growing angst from young voters worried about some of Biden’s recent moves on the environment — such as approving a major oil project in Alaska — and deflect criticism from industry that the EPA was going too far with its proposal. Regan drew parallels with past generations’ fights over societywide issues — such as the civil rights movement of the 1950s
PoliticoApr 01 2024
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Over 150 Cancer Cases Reportedly Connected To NC State University Building
Over 150 cancer cases are reportedly connected to a building inside the campus of a North Carolina university, Mirror US reported Monday. A health crisis has emerged at North Carolina State University, linking over 150 cancer cases to a former campus building, Poe Hall. The building was sealed off last November after allegedly discovering polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations, a known
The Daily CallerAug 08 2023
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Iowa, Nebraska sue EPA to force year-round high-ethanol fuel
The attorneys general of Iowa and Nebraska on Monday sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a bid to compel the agency to allow the year-round sale of ethanol-heavy fuel blends. In a lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilger (R) alleged that the federal government missed a 90-day deadline to make a
The Hill