That would violate the Clean Water Act, which generally prohibits the disposal of such pollutants into the nation’s waters.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court substantially weakened federal limitations on raw sewage discharge into nearby bodies of water.

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in a ruling that narrows the Clean Water Act. The case pitted a ...

The Supreme Court's decision is the latest in which conservative justices have reined in pollution control efforts.

The Environmental Protection Agency will review the definition of “waters of the United States,” pledging to follow a U.S.

This week’s SCOTUS opinion in City and County of San Francisco v Environmental Protection Agency basically rewrote the Clean Water Act to achieve that result. In this week’s bonus episode for ...

Environmental advocates had accused San Francisco of trying to dismantle the Clean Water Act in a case about the city’s ...

President Trump signaled cuts are coming to the EPA, and Georgia environmentalists warn the move could lead to dirtier air, unsafe water and hampered clean-ups at toxic sites.

streams rivers and lakes – that applied to the federal Clean Water Act as recently as the early years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Farmers and ranchers, among others, might fight it, in part ...