SCOTUS Idaho case unravels federal wetlands protections
A U.S. Supreme Court case that began in Idaho has weakened protections across the nation under the Clean Water Act.
A U.S. Supreme Court case that began in Idaho has weakened protections across the nation under the Clean Water Act.
The Clean Water Act regulates discharges of pollutants into "waters of the United States."
The ruling issued Thursday erodes the rule that would have brought all of the nation's streams and wetlands under the authority of the EPA.
Many of the sites are contaminated with PFAS, sometimes called 'forever chemicals.'
The Environmental Protection Agency announced last month new and more stringent vehicle emission standards.
(Kansas Reflector) The Obama administration's 2015 Clean Power Plan -- intended to cut carbon emissions from power plants -- was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kansas has taken action to lower costs at the gas pump.
A favorable ruling in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the federal Clean Water Act could remove protections nationwide.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it had at least $400 million in grants to help school districts pay for alternative-energy school buses.
Biden vetoed H.J.Res.27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that sought to void an Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule.