9th Circuit Ignores EPA’s Reversal, Says Clean Water Act Applies To Wetlands

Mealey's (September 8, 2021, 8:49 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 16 ignored the Environmental Protection Agency’s reversal in a Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action and said that a federal district court properly granted the agency summary judgment against Idaho property owners who claimed that the CWA did not apply to wetlands on a property they own....