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Dems mount effort to restore wetland protections

Scores of House Democrats have joined legislation in response to the Supreme Court's Sackett ruling.
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EPA slashes federally protected waters by more than half after Supreme Court ruling

The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court decision in May that rolled back protections for US wetlands.

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'Thumb on the scale': Kagan rebukes SCOTUS environment rulings

The liberal justice criticized her conservative colleagues for refusing to let federal air and water laws "work as Congress instructed."
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The Supreme Court is crippling environmental protections. Where is Congress?

Will lawmakers allow what one justice called the court’s “appointment of itself as the national decision maker on environmental policy”?
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Albert C. Lin: The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

In Sackett v. EPA, a suit filed by two homeowners who filled in wetlands on their property, the Supreme Court has drastically narrowed the definition of which wetlands qualify for federal protection.
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A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news if you care about clean water

The Court took a huge bite out of the Clean Water Act.
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Sackett v. EPA threatens to roll back critical protections
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I paddle Boston’s Mystic River as Sackett v. EPA threatens to roll back critical protections

Fifty Years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, the future of America’s waterways hangs in the balance.
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House votes to block California truck emission rules, challenging legal norms

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US Senate votes to ease regulations on toxic air pollution from industry

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Mass exodus of senior staff reshapes federal energy and environmental agencies under Trump

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As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

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Opinion: How leadership shapes our choices on climate change