Sunday 31 March 2013

US Supreme Court rules for timber industry in runoff dispute

 The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 20th sided with timber interests in a dispute over the regulation of runoff from logging roads in western forests.

In a 7-1 vote, the court reversed a federal appeals court ruling which held that muddy water running off roads used in industrial logging is the same as any other industrial pollution, requiring a Clean Water Act permit from the Environmental Protection Agency.


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