In the recent supreme court decision Sackett v. EPA  our communities, public health, and local ecosystems are placed in grave danger. This ruling plants seeds for future attacks on statutes like the Clean Water Act (CWA).

The lack of access to clean water hurts marginalized people the most. This includes Black and other people of color and the poor. People must collectively stand and speak up for the right to clean air and water..

“The majority’s reasoning in the case of Sackett vs EPA doesn’t just affect this case, or even just environmental statutes. The opinion in Sackett gives those who want to attack the statutes that protect our health and safety new ammunition to do so.” It aligns with harmful patterns set  in West Virginia v. EPA relevant to clear air.

The Supreme Court just ruled that as many as half of the 118 million acres of wetlands in the U.S. are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act. This embraces the decades-long demands of mining companies, the fossil fuel industry, reckless developers, and other big polluters. 

  Earthjustice Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy 

https://earthjustice.org/article/what-does-sackett-v-epa-mean-for-clean-water#:~:text=The%20Supreme%20Court%20just%20ruled,court’s%20decision%20in%20Sackett%20v.