Supreme Court won't review challenge to EPA's Clean Water Act veto

Environmental groups expressed confidence that EPA would prevail in the ongoing litigation. And they praised the Supreme Court for not taking the case.
"The Clean Water Act, enacted with wide bipartisan and public support, gave EPA broad authority to step in and stop this type of wholesale destruction and pollution of U.S. waters," Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen said.
"The Supreme Court refusal to hear industry's baseless case confirms that the EPA has the clear legal authority to prevent the dumping of waste whenever it would cause unacceptable harm to communities and the environment."
In a related case, supporters and opponents of the Pebble gold and copper mine in Alaska have been monitoring the Spruce case closely as EPA considers a pre-emptive veto of that mining project.
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