June 09, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will rescind and replace a Trump-era rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act after finding that rule "significantly" reduces water protections.
December 16, 2020
Dozens of current and former members of Congress told a Massachusetts federal court Wednesday that the Trump administration's effort to narrow the Clean Water Act's regulatory reach was wrong and contrary to science, while industry groups said the new policy approach was sound.
December 04, 2020
The U.S. government asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss environmental groups' challenge to a new rule they claim illegally narrows the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction.
October 16, 2020
Environmental groups from across the U.S. are seeking a win in their challenge to a new federal rule they claim kneecaps the Clean Water Act for certain waterways, saying federal agencies have failed to provide a rational explanation for the change.
April 29, 2020
A new rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction improperly limits the government's reach and threatens to worsen pollution, environmental groups said Wednesday in two lawsuits seeking to sink the regulations.