EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers.
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Bill further rolling back Indiana wetland protections is first to land on governor’s desk
Republican state lawmakers quietly fast-tracked a contentious bill that will further strip protections on some Indiana wetlands. It’s the first piece of legislation to head to the governor’s desk this session.
Alcoa facing legal action over allegations of illegal dumping
A pair of environmental groups is preparing to file a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp. over alleged violations of the Clear Water Act at the company’s Warrick Operations in Newburgh.
Joint IU Maurer, McKinney symposium to focus on implications of Sackett Clean Water Act decision
A May decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that narrowed environmental regulations on wetlands not connected to larger bodies of water will be the focus of an upcoming joint symposium hosted by IU Maurer and IU McKinney.
After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections
The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government’s jurisdiction over them.
Indiana lawmakers could further dilute state wetlands protections following SCOTUS decision
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year will effectively remove federal protections for most of Indiana’s wetlands — and enable Hoosier lawmakers to repeal already-weakened state protections for those areas.
Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.
State is letting AES Indiana discharge toxic water into White River, group says
An Indiana environmental group says the state is allowing AES Indiana to release more than 1 million gallons of contaminated water a day into the White River from coal ash ponds at its Eagle Valley Generating Station.
Judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in 24 states, including Indiana
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states including Indiana that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.
Guest column: Sackett’s implications for water protections, land development
The U.S. Supreme Court is reconsidering the proper scope of the Clean Water Act in a case that is likely to have sweeping impacts on federal environmental regulation and land development across the country.
Justices to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reining in federal regulation of private property under the nation’s main anti-water pollution law, the Clean Water Act.
Federal court tosses finding that Clean Water Act does not apply to Newton County CAFO
Finding the Army Corps of Engineers did not follow its own guidance and procedures, the Northern Indiana District Court has thrown out the Corps’ decision that a concentrated animal feeding operation built on a former wetland in Newton County is not under federal regulation.