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DOJ Sues Illinois City Over Untreated Sewage Discharge
An Illinois city once home to Miles Davis, Tina Turner and Senator Dick Durbin is being sued over allegations that its sewage discharge practices violate the Clean Water Act Following an ...
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The Supreme Court Muddied the Clean Water Act Yet Again
Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote for the court, ruled that the agency had gone beyond what the Clean Water Act allowed. “We ...
Supreme Court Rules the Clean Water Act Doesn’t Actually Require That Water Be Clean
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court substantially weakened federal limitations on raw sewage discharge into nearby bodies of water.
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Sewage overflow warning issued by Peoria
Due to rain over the last 24 hours, the city of Peoria has issued a Combined Sewer Overflow Alert. When Peoria gets too much ...
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Minks, beavers and 60 species of fish tell a story of recovery in the Chicago River
Since the Clean Water Act, biodiversity in the Chicago River ... Reset learns more. Illinois issued a lockdown order on March 21, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For COVID long-haulers ...
EPA signals it could narrow Clean Water Act protections
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act — and will narrow protections for wetlands in the ...
Supreme Court Misses the Reality of EPA Clean Water Act Permits
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Robert Weinstock and Alexa Longstaff say there are shortcomings to the Supreme Court ...