( May 8, 2025, 9:01 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to findings that Ohio’s ability to participate in the certification process for a pipeline project was waived when it failed to respond to a builder’s Clean Water Act (CWA) application within one year, the state of Ohio is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the time frame to waive responses to proposed projects affecting state waters under the CWA permitting application process and determine whether states completely lose the ability to protect their waters if they fail to participate in the process....