The case made its way to the Supreme Court after environmental groups sued Maui County in 2012 for failing to get a federal Clean Water Act permit even though the pollution is entering ...

Whether the Clean Water Act gives the federal government the power to regulate dry riverbeds, isolated streams, and land next to wetlands remains clear as mud, as a recent federal court decision ...

Experts say the most impactful decisions have enabled the Trump administration to gut the federal workforce and freeze ...

The Clean Water Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. Passed in ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday cut back on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, with a 5-4 majority continuing a trend in which the ...

The construction grants program was phased out in 1990. Today, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program provides low-interest loans to build and improve wastewater systems. The Path Forward, From ...

A new law would get the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources more actively involved in regulating Vermont farms to meet federal water quality requirements, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.

On Thursday, one of the country’s most effective environmental laws — the federal Clean Water Act — will turn 40. Los Angeles County residents owe the law a huge debt of gratitude.

The Clean Water Act established a federal framework "to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters." As an attorney and law professor, ...

Clean Water Act’s authority The CWA authorizes the ACOE and USEPA to administer Section 404 permitting and enforcement that prohibits unpermitted discharges of dredge and fill in wetlands. Section 402 ...

The Clean Water Act established a federal framework "to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters.". As an attorney and law professor, I've spent ...