A decision in the Miccosukee Tribe's environmental case could come Tuesday, USA Today reports.
The tribe and environmentalists sued a water district in Florida to prevent polluted water from being pumped into the tribe's homelands. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the tribe.
The water district appealed ti the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue is whether the Clean Water Act applies to the pumping -- the water district claimed it wasn't creating any new pollution.
The Bush administration and some states backed the district in court briefs.
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Environmental cases hinge on limits of authority
(USA Today 2/23)
Water-treatment marsh filters out farm pollution (The Miami Herald 2/23)
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