BREAKING: In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court severely weakened the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA. This is a catastrophic loss for water protections across the country and a win for big polluters, putting our communities, public health, and local ecosystems in danger.

@Earthjustice @joncoopertweets This decision is disgusting. Clean water is too important to lessen protections. Once again, our biased Supreme Court has failed the people in the United States!

@garner_forest @barryshafer @Earthjustice @joncoopertweets Actually what this affects is drainage areas in your yard or property that are just basically mud puddles that dry up overtime until the next rain. The federal govt is overreaching trying to control every square inch of your property.Even mud puddles. The USSC made the right call

@garner_forest @barryshafer @Earthjustice @joncoopertweets Wetlands are extremely important biomes; they trap pollution before they reach freshwater bodies, they reduce flooding, and they trap carbon from waste. The environment doesn’t exist in a vacuum, everything is connected and habitat destruction will have consequences.

@garner_forest @barryshafer @Earthjustice @joncoopertweets That's completely incorrect

@garner_forest yes it did, though. you know that. you know the importance of wetland protection for clean water conservation. why are you lying?

@garner_forest @barryshafer @Earthjustice @joncoopertweets As a geologist/hydrologist I can say you’re 100% incorrect - you think water just mysteriously shows up I guess?

@garner_forest @barryshafer @Earthjustice @joncoopertweets Go live there, prairie

@garner_forest @barryshafer @Earthjustice @joncoopertweets It restricted the definition of waters covered by the act so yeah it did.