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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is warning that the court’s decision last week in a highly anticipated environmental case could have a chilling effect on the ability of government agencies and Congress to protect the public from harm. But other critics of the decision don't see think the implications are that dire. One potential test awaits in October with a wetlands jurisdiction case.

Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism that oil refiners are legally eligible for biofuel exemptions even if previous waivers have lapsed.

Members of the Supreme Court expressed concern Wednesday about pollution that reaches navigable waters by traveling through groundwater, but the justices also worried that residential septic tanks could get swept into the regulatory solutions.