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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.

It's the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority of the court narrowed the reach of environmental regulations.

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