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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Limit Water Pollution Law
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean.
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Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment Grows Some Teeth
After decades of irrelevance, two court decisions uphold people's right to "clean air, pure water," hearten activists to push for more.
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U.S. Courts Issue Contradictory Rulings on Groundwater and the Clean Water Act
Courts grapple with pollution cases that pit the law against nature.
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Deep Drought Stirred Action on California’s Right To Water
Pioneering water law gained relevance in dry weather for solving…
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California’s Clean-Water-for-All Experiment Begins to Deliver
The state was the first in the U.S. to declare a human right…
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U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Tribal Groundwater Rights
Lawsuit could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
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West Virginia Confronts Maryland Over Potomac River Authority
Attorney general threatens U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit unless…
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In Supreme Court, Florida and Georgia Argue Over Water Use
Water planning in the South has not kept pace with demand.
By…
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Waukesha Awaits Great Lakes Water Diversion Decision
Approval of Wisconsin city’s request for Lake Michigan water is first test of bi-national agreement.
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Waukesha Another Step Closer To Great Lakes Water
A regional committee found that the city meets the requirements for an out-of-basin diversion, with conditions.
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Lack of Legal Authority Stymies Great Lakes Aquaculture
Michigan decides against pursuit of fish farms in public waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.