Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 23, 2020 13:07:01 GMT -5
Finally some sanity in the SCOTUS. U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit water pollution law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trump's administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean - a ruling hailed by environmentalists. The case involves whether Hawaii's Maui County can be sued by environmentalists for allowing discharges from a sewage facility to reach the Pacific without a permit under the Clean Water Act. The wastewater was not directly discharged into the Pacific but rather into groundwater that ended up in the ocean. The justices in a 6-3 decision threw out a 2018 ruling by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had allowed the lawsuit by the Hawaii Wildlife Fund and other environmental groups to proceed, saying it was too broad. They sent the case back to the 9th Circuit to apply a new test to decide whether the lawsuit can move forward, leaving the door open for the litigation to proceed. "It's a huge victory for environmentalists," said David Henkin, a lawyer with environmental group Earthjustice, who argued the case for the challengers. Complete article here: U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit water pollution law
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kadee79
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S.W. Ga., zone 8b, out in the boonies!
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Post by kadee79 on Apr 23, 2020 16:54:58 GMT -5
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Apr 24, 2020 9:54:26 GMT -5
Kavanaugh trying to buy credibility. Roberts trying to do the right thing.
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