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The City alleged that the EPA failed to specify pollution limits on discharges. But the case could further erode the agencys power as it faces rollbacks to its authority under a more conservative court.

If America is heading in the right direction, why have so many of our major cities become cesspools of violence, drugs, theft, trash and homelessness?  Once upon a time, millions of young people from all

Environmental groups say cities' tactics in court could increase pollution.

In California, a fight is brewing over whether to build middle-class homes or restore wetlands that could mitigate flood risk. 

In a legal setback to the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale, a federal court recently judge denied a request this month to dismiss a water pollution lawsuit that could potentially cost the cities tens of millions in fines.

A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday diminished the federal government’s ability to regulate wetlands, which California environmental advocates say erodes longstanding clean water protections.

A coalition of environmental groups today filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to set limits on...

The Supreme Court ruling limiting federal authority over greenhouse gas emissions could...

While the Supreme Court seems likely to narrow scope of the federal Clean Water Act,...