US Supreme Court

High Court Ruling Will Keep Up to 80,000 'Dreamers' in Industry Workforce For Now

Bruce Buckley

June 18, 2020

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Decision written by Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch halts administration plan to deport DACA-protected immigrant workers.

High Court Says Stalled $8B Virginia Pipeline Can Cross Appalachian Trail

Mary B. Powers

June 15, 2020

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In 7-2 vote, justices give Forest Service authority to allow route despite land management by U.S. Park Service.

High Court’s Groundwater Toxics Permit Rule Is New Conundrum

Mary B. Powers

May 13, 2020

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With new standard vague for 'non-point' source pollutants from pipe spills, treated wastewater and related, dischargers and others struggle to understand U.S. Clean Water Act compiiance.

US Supreme Court Hears Superfund, Pipeline Challenges

Mary B. Powers

December 12, 2019

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Justices may side with ARCO against allowing landowners near its former Montana copper smelter to require more cleanup than EPA did.

High Court Takes on LGBTQ Anti-Bias Gaps in US Law

Debra K. Rubin

December 11, 2019

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But many states are way ahead in hiring and workplace protections.

Gas Pipeline Pushes Its Land Seizure Challenge to U.S. Supreme Court

Mary B. Powers

November 20, 2019

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PennEast case could change interpretations of eminent domain if it joins a pipeline decision already under high court review.

Water Infrastructure

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

Tom Ichniowski

November 6, 2019

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Case centers on whether pollution moving through groundwater should require "point source" permit.

US Supreme Court May Not Hear Key Groundwater Pollution Case

September 27, 2019

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Pact between Hawaii officials and environmentalists in wastewater dispute settles some, but not all, legal issues.

Legal

TVA Cleanup Pact Cancels Coal-Ash Case Going to Supreme Court

Mary B. Powers

September 6, 2019

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Justices still could settle this year the much-disputed issue of whether the US Clean Water Act regulates groundwater-carried pollutants.

Legal

High Court Could Alter Point-Source Discharge Definition in Taking Clean-Water Case

Mary B. Powers

February 23, 2019

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Supreme Court justices will weigh lower court rulings in a Hawaii-based dispute over treated sewage carried to the ocean through groundwater.

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High Court Ruling Will Keep Up to 80,000 'Dreamers' in Industry Workforce For Now

High Court Says Stalled $8B Virginia Pipeline Can Cross Appalachian Trail

High Court’s Groundwater Toxics Permit Rule Is New Conundrum

US Supreme Court Hears Superfund, Pipeline Challenges

High Court Takes on LGBTQ Anti-Bias Gaps in US Law

Gas Pipeline Pushes Its Land Seizure Challenge to U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

US Supreme Court May Not Hear Key Groundwater Pollution Case

TVA Cleanup Pact Cancels Coal-Ash Case Going to Supreme Court

High Court Could Alter Point-Source Discharge Definition in Taking Clean-Water Case

ENR

August 10, 2020