Clean Water Act

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Coalition to Defend Biden Administration’s Final Rule of the Clean Water ActAttorney General Bonta Co-Leads Coalition to Defend Biden Administration’s Final Rule of the Clean Water Act

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Coalition to Defend Biden Administration’s Final Rule of the Clean Water Act

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a coalition of 18 states, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that…

1 year ago
A tiny fish returns to Mississippi after vanishing 50 years agoA tiny fish returns to Mississippi after vanishing 50 years ago

A tiny fish returns to Mississippi after vanishing 50 years ago

Photo: Gerald Herbert / AP The 2.5-inch-long Pearl Darter was listed by the federal government as a threatened species in…

2 years ago
A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect WetlandsA Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands

A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands

Ray Stewart is ambassador for the Ohio Wetlands Association. He stands on a preserve with two wetland areas. Both of…

2 years ago
Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states.Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states.

Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states.

A Supreme Court ruling leaves large swaths with widely varying oversight. Photo: Tens of millions of acres of wetlands are…

2 years ago
Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reachSupreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach

Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach

Photo: The ruling from the court's conservative majority vastly narrowing the federal government’s authority over marshes and bogs is a…

2 years ago