Because of the Clean Water Act, the water quality of many of our nation’s rivers, lakes and wetlands has improved significantly. Wastewater systems now provide advantaged treatment for more than 16 ...

Before the Clean Water Act was passed, 240 million gallons of waste flowed into the Potomac River daily. The river was considered a severe health hazard, enough so that anyone who fell into it was ...

That is what the Clean Water Act requires of EPA and the States. Moving away from the dictionary, the Court also reviewed the history of water pollution legislation.

The Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower has agreed to pay a $4.8 million settlement for environmental violations to ...

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 ...

The Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States, or WOTUS. The WOTUS definition has shifted with White House polices and court decisions.

With the Los Angeles skyline behind it, runoff flows down the Los Angeles River through Vernon on Feb. 6, 2024. A new bill, SB-601, aims to enshrine the Clean Water Act of 1972 into California law ...

The agency reportedly notified SpaceX on March 13th that it was in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. Regardless, SpaceX moved forward with its third test flight on March 14th.

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.

Phillips 66 Is Accused of Violating the Clean Water Act. The oil company was indicted on charges of dumping nearly 800,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Los Angeles County sewer system.