Major Bill Restoring Justice Passes the Maryland General Assembly
April 09, 2024
April 09, 2024
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 9 -- Waterkeepers Chesapeake posted the following news release:
In a move to restore justice after the U.S. Supreme Court's Sackett v EPA decision last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Clean Water Justice Act (SB653 / HB1101) sponsored by Sen. Malcolm Augustine and Del. Sara Love. The Supreme Court decision removed Clean Water Act protection for intermittent and ephemeral streams and most wetlands. That decision essentially eliminated the . . .
In a move to restore justice after the U.S. Supreme Court's Sackett v EPA decision last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Clean Water Justice Act (SB653 / HB1101) sponsored by Sen. Malcolm Augustine and Del. Sara Love. The Supreme Court decision removed Clean Water Act protection for intermittent and ephemeral streams and most wetlands. That decision essentially eliminated the . . .