CLEAN WATER ACT

Experts predict legal trouble for Scalia-inspired rule

Published: Friday, December 14, 2018

The Trump administration is breaking with its predecessors by using a 2006 opinion by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia from a famously muddled wetlands case in a bid to limit Clean Water Act protection of isolated wetlands and waterways. Many legal experts don't think that's a good idea.

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ENERGY TRANSITIONS

Can solar increase emissions? A debate erupts

Utility data and recent claims from conservative groups are stirring up a debate about whether greenhouse gases and air pollution can rise because of large amounts of solar on the grid.

By Kristi E. Swartz in Energywire 7:06 AM EDT

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