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‘Hydrologists should be happy.’ Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that polluted water that flows underground into nearby lakes, rivers and basy is covered by the Clean Water Act, rejecting claims to the contrary.
By Warren CornwallA new U.S. Supreme Court ruling puts groundwater science at the center of decisions about how to regulate water pollution.Today, in a closely watched case with extensive implications, the court ruled 6 to 3 that the federal Clean Water Act applies to pollution of underground water that flows into nearby lakes, streams and bays, as long as it is similar to pouring pollutants directly into these water bodies.
The decision came after a sewage treatment plant in Hawaii claimed that the landmark environmental law covered only “point sources” of
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