Tulane Clean Water Act Experts

Supreme Court will ultimately determine future of Clean Water Act, Tulane expert says

In the latest development in nationwide disputes over the scope of the Clean Water Act, a federal judge in North Dakota has issued a preliminary injunction that blocks a Biden Administration rule over which waters can be regulated.

The ruling applies to streams, wetlands and other bodies of waters in 24 states that filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency to block a revised definition of the WOTUS (Waters of the United States) rule, which spells out which waters are protected under the Clean Water Act.

Upcoming Supreme Court ruling could dramatically limit Clean Water Act, Tulane expert says

The U.S. Supreme Court could soon rule on a challenge to the Clean Water Act, dramatically affecting the quality of the nation’s waterways.

Haley Gentry, a water law expert at the Tulane University Law School, says that if the high court’s conservative majority curtails the scope of the law, states will have to navigate significant changes and overcome legal barriers to maintain protections for waters and wetlands.