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There are Supreme Court cases going back a century or more dealing with what we would now consider environmental issues such as preserving nature or airpollution. I began with a Westlaw search for the term “airpollution.” The earliest opinion I found was Huron Portland Cement Co. City of Detroit. Download as PDF.
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Yesterday, EPA also unveiled plans to rewrite the definition of wetlands and other waters protected by the CleanWaterAct. The regulatory rollbacks are proposals that must still undergo a rigorous process before being finalized.
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[Deep Cuts Threaten 50 Years Of Progress] We are writing to urge Congress to ensure that EPA has sufficient staff and funding to effectively implement the CleanAirAct, CleanWaterAct, and other bedrock environmental laws for the good of all Americans.
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