Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2024

City and County of San Francisco v. EPA

Decided March 4, 2025. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-753 · 604 U.S. 334 · Cited 13 times

Holding

The challenged end-result permitting provisions—which make the permittee responsible for the quality of the water in the body of water into which the permittee discharges pollutants—exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Water Act.

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