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Lawyers Challenging EPA Claim About Surface Water on Private Property Optimistic About SCOTUS Case

Lawyers Challenging EPA Claim About Surface Water on Private Property Optimistic About SCOTUS Case
The Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 14, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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Lawyers for the plaintiffs in an upcoming Supreme Court case are upbeat about their challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s long-controversial claim that the presence of surface water on private property makes it a protected wetland subject to federal regulations.

The case, Sackett v. EPA, is scheduled for oral argument on Oct. 3.