Supreme Court finds EPA over-stepped its authority under Clean Water Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Sackett v. EPA today comes as welcome news to farmers, landowners, and state departments of agriculture who sought clarity on what has been an over-litigated issue for decades," McKinney said.
55% : Looking forward, NASDA said it will continue to work with EPA, the Corps, and NASDA members to update and implement a regulatory framework that better reflects the needs of state agriculture departments, farmers, ranchers, and all the communities they serve.
48% : In response to the decision in Sackett v. EPA.
47% : Going against volumes of stakeholder input, EPA and the Corps issued a WOTUS rulemaking before today's SCOTUS decision, which now renders portions of the agency's final WOTUS rule moot.
45% :NASDA turns to EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue a revised version of their released WOTUS rule.
43% : The 5-to-4 majority opinion found that in Sackett v. EPA that federal regulators have long overstepped their authority under the Clean Water Act.
43% : Alito opened by explaining the origins of the dispute between the Sacketts and EPA as follows:"Petitioners Michael and Chantell Sackett purchased property near Priest Lake, Idaho, and began backfilling the lot with dirt to prepare for building a home.
43% : The Environmental Protection Agency informed the Sacketts that their property contained wetlands and that their backfilling violated the Clean Water Act, which prohibits discharging pollutants into "the waters of the United States.""The EPA ordered the Sacketts to restore the site, threatening penalties of over $40,000 per day.

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