Americas > US Supreme Court decision upends federal jurisdiction over wetlands

US Supreme Court decision upends federal jurisdiction over wetlands

Published 01:18 on May 26, 2023  /  Last updated at 01:38 on May 26, 2023  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, US

A unanimous US Supreme Court ruling delivered on Thursday narrows the federal government’s authority in regulating bodies of water and could have larger implications for protection of wetlands across the country, according to analysis from an environmental publication.
A unanimous US Supreme Court ruling delivered on Thursday narrows the federal government’s authority in regulating bodies of water and could have larger implications for protection of wetlands across the country, according to analysis from an environmental publication.


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