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      Environmental advocates rally to protect waterways nationwide as the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a related case in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 2022. ​

      Right-Wing US Supreme Court Delivers 'Catastrophic Loss for Water Protections'

      The court "ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands," said one critic, warning that the ruling "will cause incalculable harm."

      Jessica Corbett
      May 25, 2023

      The U.S. Supreme Court's right-wing majority on Thursday severely curtailed protections for "waters of the United States."

      The decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is "unanimous in result but very split in reasoning," explainedSlate's Mark Joseph Stern. "The upshot of Sackett is that, by a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court dramatically narrows" which wetlands are covered by the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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      Biden Vetoes Move by GOP, Corporate Dems to Block Water Regulations

      "Let me be clear: Every American has a right to clean water," said Biden. "This veto protects that right."

      Julia Conley
      Apr 06, 2023

      U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed legislation pass by congressional Republicans and corporate Democrats to stop the federal government from protecting public health and the planet, blocking a resolution passed by both chambers last month to gut water protections.

      Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.), and Jon Tester (Mont.) joined former Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and every Republican in the Senate to pass H.J. Res. 27 last week, following the bill's passage in the GOP-controlled U.S. House.

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      Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.),  and Jon Tester (Mont.) along with now-Indepedent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.)​, voted with Senate Republicans to gut water protections on March 29, 2023.

      Biden Veto Expected After 4 Senate Dems, Sinema Help GOP Gut Water Protections

      "The senators who voted to remove these protections shamefully put corporate profits over our right to clean drinking water, healthy water-reliant economies, and sustainable water supply," said one critic.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 29, 2023

      U.S. President Joe Biden's vow to veto a Republican-led resolution that would gut his administration's water protections did not stop four Democratic senators and one ex-Democrat from helping the GOP send the measure to his desk on Wednesday.

      Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.), and Jon Tester (Mont.) along with now-Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) joined with all Republicans present to pass H.J. Res. 27 in a 53-43 vote.

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