“The bottom line is that without reforming the Clean Water Act, America cannot efficiently build roads, bridges, pipelines, ponds, dams, levees, airports, homes, farms and other infrastructure we need ...
As federal jurisdiction over wetlands shrinks, Alaska must decide whether it has the will and resources to safeguard millions ...
A 2025 poll showed that clean, reliable sources of water beat out inflation and healthcare reform as the top concern for ...
Today the House voted largely along party lines to pass the PERMIT Act. The legislation would weaken the Clean Water Act, one ...
Environmental groups warn the PERMIT Act could weaken Clean Water Act protections, limit oversight, and fast-track projects ...
On December 11, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would make substantial reforms across multiple aspects of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Titled the ‘‘Promoting Efficient Review ...
Patronis, a Republican in Florida’s 1st Congressional District in the Panhandle, voted with many of his colleagues in favor ...
A sailor’s long-running fight over a San Francisco Bay island could resolve a Clean Water Act question the US Supreme Court has yet to answer—whether tidal channels and adjacent wetlands qualify as ...
It might seem peculiar that the definition of "waters of the United States" depends not on science or even custom but on ...
Numerous agencies have followed Congress’ lead, naming outside groups as official “stakeholders” in federal decision-making — often groups who have no identifiable “stake” in the process. Nor is the ...
The lawsuit, announced on Monday, December 22, 2025, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ...
The SPEED and PERMIT Acts would clear the way for more toxic fossil fuel, PFAS, and factory farm pollution in our water.