A 2006 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that resulted in the EPA dropping enforcement actions on at least 1,500 water pollution cases and the exclusion of the drinking water sources of over 117 million Americans was based on the court's interpretation of the word

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The Supreme Court ruling was based on the interpretation of the word "navigable." This interpretation affected the scope of waters that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could regulate under the Clean Water Act, leading to a significant reduction in enforcement actions and impacting the protection of drinking water sources for millions of Americans.

A 2006 US Supreme Court Ruling That Resulted in the EPA Dropping