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Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to address water pollution

Por: The Boston Globe Nation May 26, 2023

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police millions of acres of wetlands, delivering another setback to the agency’s ability to combat pollution.Writing for five justices, Justice Samuel Alito said that the Clean Water Act does not allow the agency to regulate discharges into wetlands near bodies of water unless they have “a continuous surface connection” to those... + full article



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