Michael Sackett, et ux., Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.

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21-454

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Supreme Court

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2893 Environmental Matters

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September 30, 2022
3 Things To Watch At High Court Wetlands Oral Arguments

The federal government's ability to regulate and require permits under the Clean Water Act will hang in the balance Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments from landowners and business groups pushing for a narrow statutory interpretation and the government and environmentalists seeking more expansive authority.
July 11, 2022
CWA Doesn't Cover 'Soggy Lot,' Idahoans Tell Supreme Court

Two Idaho landowners told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday the "soggy residential lot" where they want to build a house is far from the kind of thing Congress intended to protect under the Clean Water Act, asking the court to overturn the government's interpretation of that law.
July 06, 2022
Energy Litigation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court fielding a fresh request to keep climate change torts against fossil fuel companies in federal courts, and circuit courts grappling with carbon calculation metrics and regulation of vehicle greenhouse gas emissions highlight the key role climate change will play in energy-related litigation worth watching in the second half of 2022.
June 17, 2022
Tribes Ask High Court To Keep Clean Water Act Protections

A group of 18 Native American tribes say narrowing the Clean Water Act would endanger water sources they depend on, in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court from two Idaho landowners who want to build a house on a wetland.
June 13, 2022
EPA Tells High Court Wetlands Project Needed Water Permit

The Biden administration has told the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who want to build a home on wetlands without a Clean Water Act permit would undermine key protections under the law.
April 14, 2022
Builders, Conservatives Urge High Court To Narrow CWA

A variety of business and conservative legal groups have told the U.S. Supreme Court it's time to create a new, narrower standard for determining when a piece of property is subject to Clean Water Act permitting.
April 11, 2022
High Court Urged To Narrow Clean Water Act's Jurisdiction

Idaho landowners on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit ruling that they need a Clean Water Act permit to build a home on their property, saying the appeals court interpreted the law's scope too broadly.
January 24, 2022
High Court Will Weigh CWA Jurisdiction Question

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will review whether the Ninth Circuit used the right test to determine whether wetlands are subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
January 03, 2022
Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2022

Courts across the country will wrestle with important environmental litigation in 2022, from a Clean Air Act case at the U.S. Supreme Court that has the potential to break new ground on how greenhouse gases may be regulated to a variety of Clean Water Act lawsuits.
November 29, 2021
EPA Tells Justices 9th Circ. Water Permit Ruling Is Sound

The EPA told the U.S. Supreme Court it shouldn't take up Idaho landowners' bid to overturn a ruling that they need a water quality permit to build on their property, fighting the landowners' claim that there is confusion among the circuit courts about the scope of federal jurisdiction over wetlands.