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

An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher ...

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

San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, ...

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

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

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

The company was found liable for violating the Clean Water Act after dumping a pollutant in a Cheshire brook in 2019 that ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...

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