This Fall, the Supreme Court will make a momentous decision on whether groundwater polluters are in violation of the U.S. Clean Water Act. The upcoming case is in response to a 2018 verdict in Hawaii, which ruled that a wastewater facility was in violation of the Clean Water Act by polluting groundwater. However, Maui County in Hawaii argues that the Clean Water Act only covers “navigable,” above-ground waters,” while states govern groundwater. The ruling will have wide implications about what...
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