The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants into “waters of the United States” without a permit, but what are the boundaries of “waters of the United States?” This question has vexed federal regulatory enforcement since the earliest days of the CWA and has reached the Supreme Court for the fourth time.
This fall, in Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court will consider whether the EPA’s definition of waters of the United States is too broad, and whether courts have been too deferential to the agency’s assertion of regulatory authority.
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host “Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency and the Future of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction,” a webinar with CWRU Professor Jonathan Adler, Property and Environment Research Center Vice President Jonathan Wood and Natural Resources Defense Council Deputy Litigation Director Cassie Marlantes Rahm, to examine the legal issues at play in Sackett, and the potential consequences for environmental law, water pollution control and environmental conservation.
This event will be held virtually Sept. 21 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.