Months after the Supreme Court stripped federal protections for over half the nation’s wetlands, scientists and legal experts are raising new concerns about how the ruling could affect permits for pollutants in rivers and streams.
“This is about, ‘Are we going to have enough clean water to drink?’ And the answer is, ‘No, we’re not,’” said Bennett, who now oversees science policy and New England issues at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.