Clean Water Injustice: If we are ever to realize the intentions of Congress and keep the federal act from turning into only a paperwork exercise for polluters, we will need the public re-engaged and state and local advocacy organizations well-prepared for the long slog ahead

The authors comment on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which narrowed the jurisdictional scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Cited are the response from environmental advocates to the decision that places the protecting and restoring of water quality to their hands, how the case has shrunk the scope and protections of CWA, and the ruling's contradiction of legal precedent, congressional intent, and scientific knowledge about smaller waterbodies.