Senator Schumer and VP Harris decry SCOTUS decision on EPA
Posted on 05/25/2023 6:52:14 PM PDT by Libloather
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., slammed the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate bodies of water, calling it a "MAGA" court even though the decision was 9-0.
On Thursday, the high court issued an opinion that narrowed the EPA's broad definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The court said the federal government must define WOTUS as a water source with a "continuous surface connection" to major bodies of water.
The decision upended an attempt by the Biden administration to regulate wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams and other "relatively permanent" waterways, which had relied on a broad reading of the EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
"This MAGA Supreme Court is continuing to erode our country's environmental laws," Schumer tweeted after the opinion was released. "Make no mistake – this ruling will mean more polluted water, and more destruction of wetlands."
The ruling came down 9-0 in favor of plaintiffs Michael and Chantell Sackett, two Idaho residents whom the EPA prohibited from building a home near a wetland years ago.
"The EPA ordered the Sacketts to restore the site, threatening penalties of over $40,000 per day," Alito's majority opinion stated. "The EPA classified the wetlands on the Sacketts’ lot as 'waters of the United States' because they were near a ditch that fed into a creek, which fed into Priest Lake, a navigable, intrastate lake. The Sacketts sued, alleging that their property was not 'waters of the United States.'"
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What was the other? I might have missed something.
9-0 Chuckles. That doesn’t happen unless its cut and dried.
Schumer is a little political prick who should shut up about things he knows nothing about.
Schumer is a little political prick who should shut up about things he knows nothing about.
Yup. I wonder if Schmucky will threaten the diabetic decider in dark robes just like he threatened the Conservative judges.
I thought the EPA was 5-4 and the stealing grannies house profits was 9-0.
Don’t insult Chuck e Cheese.🤣
So ...
Chucky thinks that the Supreme Court is a "Make America Great Again Court" ... AND Chucky thinks that is a bad thing.
Huh.
Chucky doesn't want America to be great.
That rather makes Chucky a bad thing.
When the Not-a-Biologist, the Wise Latina, and the Jewish Lesbian all go against government overreach, you know it’s really bad government overreach.
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