“The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police water pollution, ruling that the Clean Water Act does not allow the agency to regulate discharges into some wetlands near bodies of water,” the New York Times reports.
Justices Limit EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution
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