Supreme Court Weakens Wetlands Protections, Raising Concerns for Ecosystems.

The Supreme Court, with its new right-wing supermajority, has revoked the Clean Water Act's authority over at least 59 million acres of wetlands across the US, eliminating even the few safeguards the Trump administration tried to preserve. The ruling is part of a trend by the court to curb the federal government's legal authority to regulate pollution in an era of dramatic ecological upheaval. The decision effectively restores a variable patchwork of state water rules, undermining the Clean Water Act and creating significant disparities among the states in terms of protections for our waters.