WASHINGTON, March 5 -- In a setback for clean water protections, the U.S. Supreme Court today invalidated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permitting requirements regulating water pollution, undermining the agency's authority under the Clean Water Act to prevent pollution that harms human health and the environment. The decision eliminates an essential tool that the EPA and states have used for decades to enforce water quality standards and imposes a heavy burden on agencies to manage the pollution threats to lakes, rivers, and coastal waters. Media Contact WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a setback for clean water protections, the U.S. Supreme Court today invalidated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permitting requirements regulating wat...