Clean Water Act

June 22, 2020 | Feature

Five Watersheds in Jeopardy from the Dirty Water Rule

Everyone is downstream from someone. Millions of waterways losing protection will not only devastate specific waterways within a watershed, but also waterways that connect downstream and the people and communities who rely on them.

June 11, 2020

Insider Briefing: Together, Apart: Rays of Hope in the Time of COVID

Earthjustice vice presidents discuss recent 2020 victories and other bright spots that are lighting the way for hope in our future.

June 11, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges EPA Rollback of Human Health Water Standards

Environmental groups, regional tribes and fishing organizations head to court in defense of community health and critical protections for the consumption of fish

June 8, 2020 | In the News: E&E News

Will Trump’s EPA Rule Backfire On ‘Energy Dominance’?

Kristen Boyles, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: "It changes things that sort of look like technicalities, but it will end up making the whole review process very, very different."

May 11, 2020

Insider Briefing: The Clean Water Case of the Century: Victory at the Supreme Court

Earthjustice attorneys share an inside look at the case, the argument before the Supreme Court, and what this historic victory means for the future of the Clean Water Act.

April 30, 2020 | Press Release

Corte Permite Que Demanda Contra Mataderos Contaminantes Continúe

La orden le otorgará a la corte decidir si la EPA violó la Ley de Agua Limpia al permitir que miles de plantas procesadoras de carne y aves de corral continúen utilizando tecnología anticuada e insuficiente para el control de la contaminación.

April 30, 2020 | Press Release

Federal Court Allows Slaughterhouse Pollution Lawsuit to Move Forward

The order will allow the court to decide whether the EPA violated the Clean Water Act by allowing thousands of meat- and poultry-processing plants to continue using outdated, insufficient pollution-control technology

April 23, 2020 | In the News: Civil Beat

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Maui County In Major Clean Water Case

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “The court very clearly said that there is no loophole to use our groundwater as a sewer.”

April 23, 2020 | In the News: Science Magazine

Big Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Groundwater Science

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “Science always has and will continue to play an important role in understanding the bounds of the Clean Water Act.”

April 23, 2020 | Article

Our Lawyer Just Got a Big Win for Clean Water at the Supreme Court

Earthjustice attorney David Henkin went to the Supreme Court to protect the right to clean water for his clients – and for all Americans. The court’s decision upholds those protections and rejects the Trump administration’s effort to blow a big hole in the Clean Water Act.

Search form

Clean Water Act

Pages