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Supreme Court appears split in San Francisco water lawsuit against Biden administration
The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on a challenge from the city of San Francisco to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over federal wastewater rules. In its lawsuit against the federal agency,
San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be
The California State Water Resources Control Board is in charge of seven outfalls that release treated water close to shore, in state waters. But the facility’s main pipe discharges in federal waters more than 3 miles out to sea, so it is regulated by the EPA.
Supreme Court confronts NEPA, water permits, agency power
The justices have spent the last few years invalidating environmental protections and handcuffing federal regulators. There’s more in store this term.
High court appears to support EPA despite concerns over undermining Clean Water Act
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared receptive to upholding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's right to place generic limits on ocean sewage discharge as San Francisco took its contentious battle to the high court.
Supreme Court questions EPA water pollution permit powers
The Supreme Court appeared ready in oral arguments Wednesday to restrict the EPA’s ability to set broad water quality standards for sewage and other systems as part of a challenge from San Francisco to the agency’s powers under the Clean Water Act.
U.S. Supreme Court Backs EPA's Carbon Emission Plan
In a significant victory for the Biden administration, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to proceed with its strategy to curb carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Water Dispute Before Supreme Court Gives Rise to Unusual Alliances
The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of ...
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear to side with San Francisco in water pollution case
In a case that could set new standards for pollution of offshore waters, the Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Wednesday to ...
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Justice Kagan, if "some people like less prescriptive standards" why haven't any members of the regulated community said so in San Francisco v. EPA?
Today the United States Supreme Court heard from lawyers representing the City and County of San Francisco and lawyers for the United ...
Supreme Court allows rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect
The Supreme Court has allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power ...
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The case for and against homemade guns, as the Supreme Court considers 'ghost guns'
As the Supreme Court hears a case about efforts to regulate homemade guns, Here & Now 's Scott Tong speaks with Michael McCoy ...
US Supreme Court Debut Tops Advocate's Packed Argument Calendar
Cooper & Kirk partner Pete Patterson thought he had a pretty good excuse for asking the Third Circuit to reschedule his en ...
Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crime
The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons.
A quibble over kibble is proving to be a supreme problem at the highest court.
“If the Eighth Circuit’s rule is upheld by the United States Supreme Court, it will limit the ability of plaintiffs to be ...