Clean Water Act

Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.

By Lisa Sorg

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Wastewater Rules at Dow Chemical Complex 

By Dylan Baddour

New EPA Proposal Would Strip States’ and Tribes’ Authority to Block Oil and Gas Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects

By Teresa Tomassoni

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

By Aman Azhar

Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands

By Aidan Hughes

House Bill Amending the Clean Water Act Could Mean Dirtier Water Nationwide—And Especially in Iowa

By Anika Jane Beamer

Experts, Officials Clash Over Maryland’s Latest Stormwater Permit

By Aman Azhar

Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets

By Jon Hurdle

In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim

By Leigh Giangreco

The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill

By Anika Jane Beamer

Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets and Accountability

By Aman Azhar

USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management

By Wyatt Myskow

New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections

By Lauren Dalban

Supreme Court Puts Another Limit on the EPA’s Ability to Protect Water

By Jake Bolster

A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands

By Lauren Dalban

A Shrimper’s Crusade Pays Big Dividends on a Remote Stretch of Texas Coastline

By Dylan Baddour

Ag Pollution Is Keeping Des Moines Water Works Busy. Can It Keep Up?

By Nina B. Elkadi

Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River

By Wyatt Myskow

Nonprofit Law Center Asks EPA to Take Over Water Permitting in N.C.

By Lisa Sorg