Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, said the majority was departing from the law, EPA practice, and court precedent.
The Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that will limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect wetlands and address water pollution, with all but one conservative justice, Brett Kavanaugh, signing off on it.
The case concerned a couple in Idaho who wanted to build a home on their property, but the EPA determined the land included wetlands that were protected under the Clean Water Act, subjecting it to the agency’s oversight.
All nine justices agreed that the couple’s land should not have been subject to regulation, but four justices — the liberal wing and Kavanaugh — sharply disagreed with part of the majority ruling, written by Alito, that could impact what exactly counts as protected «waters of the United States.
