Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote for the court, ruled that the agency had gone beyond what the Clean Water Act allowed.

The Clean Water Act, Alito wrote for the court, authorizes the EPA to place any “limitation” on sewage discharge.

Justice Samuel Alito said the Supreme Court ignored Congress's intention in its ruling on retroactive relief under the First ...

The Supreme Court weakened restrictions on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a 5-4 decision to roll back provisions of 1972's Clean Water Act.

Some lawmakers and environmental advocates had opposed elevating the case because they feared the high court would undermine Clean Water Act protections.

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and likely further limit the wetlands it covers.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the 5-4 majority decision, saying the Clean Water Act does not permit the EPA to hold a permit holder responsible for the overall water quality of a receiving body ...

The decision undercuts the agency’s Clean Water Act enforcement authority. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that EPA cannot enforce requirements in wastewater permits that “do not spell out ...

Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote for the court, ruled that the agency had gone beyond what the Clean Water Act allowed. “We hold that the two challenged provisions exceed the EPA’s authority ...