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  • This Supreme Court Case Could Destroy Water Protections

    01/26/2022 5:44:44 PM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 31 replies
    Gizmodo ^ | Jan 26, 2022 | Molly Taft
    The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear a case brought by two Idaho residents who have fought the Environmental Protection Agency for years over a wetland on their property. This isn’t just a simple case of some long-suffering landowners, though; it’s one that is backed by industry interests. And with the Court in an ultra-conservative phase, the case could totally reshape how waterways across the U.S. are protected from pollution. “There’s a range of outcomes [to the case], all of which are bad,” said Dave Owen, a professor of environmental law at the University of Califonia, Hastings. The case...