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Supreme Court weakens Clean Water Act in major win for polluters

March 6, 2025 / U.S. News

The Supreme Court on Tuesday weakened federal protections against raw sewage discharge into water supplies, ruling 5-4 to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Water Act. The court’s conservative majority decided that the EPA cannot impose broad, water quality-based limits on pollution permits and must instead set specific conditions for each […]

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Biden approves controversial ‘Willow Project’ oil drilling

March 14, 2023 / Segments

On Monday, the Biden administration approved a controversial plan to allow more oil drilling in Northern Alaska called the Willow Project. It’s been staunchly opposed by environmentalists, who say the president is going back on a campaign promise.

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Historic treaty signed to protect more of the ocean

March 13, 2023 / Segments

The United Nations has established a treaty to protect the high seas, or international waters, which are not regulated by any specific country.

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Supreme Court Rejects Don Blankenship’s Appeal Over Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion

October 3, 2022 / U.S. News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away former Massey Energy Co CEO Donald Blankenship’s bid to overturn his conviction on a charge of criminal conspiracy stemming from a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 coal miners. The justices declined to hear an appeal by Blankenship, who served a one-year

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