The U.S. Supreme Court last week, in a 5-4 decision, held that discharge permit “end-result” requirements—those that make a ...

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Robert Weinstock and Alexa Longstaff say there are shortcomings to the Supreme Court ...

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

In a narrow 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled to limit the EPA's authority to issue broad water pollution permits under ...

The Supreme Court weakened restrictions on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a 5-4 decision to roll back ...

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency held that ...

Americans are getting antsy about the possibility of poop in the drinking water thanks to a new interpretation of the Clean ...

The dissent, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, suggests that the legal theory of five-vote majority decision was largely of the Court’s own making and contends that its narrow interpretation of ...

Amy Coney Barrett joined the liberal justices in a dissent against Samuel Alito—and his thinly veiled policy agenda.

The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution ...

The justices ruled that the agency cannot impose generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards.

A new lawsuit alleges that the city of Cannon Beach is regularly discharging untreated human waste into its waterways, ...