In 5-4 ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal wing in dissent, the high court says EPA has the responsibility to provide details for wastewater plant discharge permits.
The monoliths in this 1940 cover image are the Tainter gates of the Austin Dam in Texas, a troubled structure which was undergoing a comprehensive rebuild at the time.
Engineering firm agrees to $53-million settlement of lawsuit brought by Michigan Attorney General on behalf of 26,000 Flint residents over the city's water lead contamination crisis.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said "time is of the essence" for House members to pass their government budget bill for next year.