The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the Trump administration's interpretation of the Clean Water Act during oral arguments in a major environmental law case argued on Wednesday.
The case concerns whether companies must obtain federal permits for dumping pollutants indirectly into the nation's oceans and streams, via groundwater, or whether they must only do so for pollutants that enter such waters directly.The case concerns whether companies must obtain federal permits for dumping pollutants indirectly into the nation's oceans and streams, via groundwater, or whether they must only do so for pollutants that enter such waters directly.
The court's conservatives appeared split on the matter, though Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh indicated they may side with environmentalists who argued that allowing such indirect pollution would effectively carve out a wide loophole in the landmark regulation. Business groups argue that requiring a permit for indirect pollution could harm agricultural producers, while environmentalists say that not doing so will upset decades of precedent that have kept the nation's waterways clean.
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