Supreme Court weakens EPA's authority over wetlands protection.

The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a dispute with Idaho landowners over the regulation of certain wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The court found that the agency's interpretation of the wetlands covered by the law is "inconsistent" with the law's text and structure, and the law extends only to "wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies of water that are 'waters of the United States' in their own right." The decision curtails the EPA's authority to regulate wetlands and is the latest to target the agency's power to police pollution.