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Supreme Court Seems Open to Limiting Federal Regulation of Water Pollution

Supreme Court Seems Open to Limiting Federal Regulation of Water Pollution
The Supreme Court building in Washington on Sept. 22, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court seemed inclined during oral arguments Nov. 6 in a dispute over wastewater disposal in Hawaii to reverse new powers to regulate pollution granted in a recent court decision, and also appeared open to reining in some of the regulatory stances of the Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Recent court decisions have limited federal environmental law.