Source: Timothy Cama, THE HILL, 2/19/19


The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a major dispute with potentially far-reaching implications for how the federal government protects waterways from pollution. The case, County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, challenges an appeals court’s ruling that pollution discharged into groundwater that later flows into a navigable waterway can constitute a violation of the Clean Water Act. Congress traditionally leaves regulation of navigable waterways up to the federal government, while groundwater is regulated only by states.

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