The United States Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling in the case of San Francisco v. EPA, directing the ...
In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority in requiring San Francisco to limit the discharge of raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean under ...
The justices ruled that the agency cannot impose generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards.
The Supreme Court's recent ruling limits EPA's ability to regulate sewage discharge into U.S. waterways affecting water ...
On March 4, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency ...
Under the Clean Water Act, the EPA controls exceptions to pollution prohibitions through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. San Francisco’s discharge permit included both ...
Alito wrote that the EPA exceeded its powers under the landmark Clean Water Act of 1972 by imposing undefined requirements on permit-holders related to water quality standards in the receiving ...
Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules for the city of San Francisco under the Clean Water Act on raw sewage discharge are overly vague, siding with the city after it appealed ...
less specific EPA restrictions known as narrative rules, such as “no discharge of pollutants shall create pollution, contamination, or nuisance” as defined by California’s water code.
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