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Supreme Court Narrows Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court today issued a decision that significantly narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act protection of wetlands adjacent to rivers. The Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that only wetlands that have a “continuous...![Another Court Victory for Clean Water in California](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/EnglebrightDam_TDunklin-e1585333972187.jpg)
Another Court Victory for Clean Water in California
On August 4, 2022, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), re-establishing California’s right to protect water quality in the Yuba, Bear, and Merced River Watersheds for the next 40 years.
Another CSPA Legal Victory: US Supreme Court Denies Appeal, Affirming State Regulation of Merced and Yuba Rivers
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal regarding the California State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to set mandatory conditions in the new operating licenses for four hydroelectric projects. The appeal was filed jointly by the...![Chris Shutes – Recipient of 2023 Mark Dubois Award from Friends of the River](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CS-speaking-e1682611183440-249x300-1.jpg)