A years-long dispute over a San Francisco stormwater discharge permit came to an end Tuesday with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the city, but the earlier-than-expected ...

A years-long dispute over a San Francisco stormwater discharge permit came to an end Tuesday with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the city, but the earlier-than-expected ...

A years-long dispute over a San Francisco stormwater discharge permit came to an end Tuesday with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the city, but the earlier-than-expected ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled for San Francisco on Tuesday, limiting the power of environmental regulators to prevent ocean discharges of polluted stormwater.

San Francisco had challenged EPA’s attempts to fine the city for allegedly violating its wastewater permit for a sewage treatment plant, which releases large quantities of stormwater and sewage ...

Alito Jr. wrote in the majority opinion. San Francisco has an aging treatment plant that combines stormwater and sewage. It can overflow during heavy rains, sending household waste, including ...

But at the end of the day, Owen said, San Francisco’s sewer still overflows, and the city is required under the Clean Water Act to address those problems. The city runs stormwater and sewage through ...

The Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled for San Francisco on Tuesday, limiting the power of environmental regulators to prevent ocean discharges of polluted storm water. At issue was a ...