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Supreme Court ruling narrows scope of Clean Water Act's wetlands jurisdiction

By Nina Totenberg
Published May 25, 2023 at 4:36 PM EDT
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The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.

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Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.
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