Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

Decided May 25, 2023. In a setback for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and arguably for the environment itself, the Supreme Court ruled (5–4) in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972,

… heard arguments in a case, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, that challenged a lower court’s ruling that a privately owned wetland was subject to regulation under the CWA by virtue of its legal status as “navigable waters” or “waters of the United States.” The case raised concerns among environmentalists and…