U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 22, 2013
Supreme Court reverses the 9th Circuit, sides with logging industry in water pollution case
In a 7-1 ruling, the Supreme Court found that the federal Environmental Protection Agency acted reasonably when it decided that logging road runoff does not fall under the Clean Water Act's so-called storm water rules.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a win for the timber industry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal officials are not required to regulate polluted water that drains off of the nation's vast network of logging roads.
In a 7-1 opinion, the court found that the federal Environmental Protection Agency acted reasonably when it decided that logging road runoff does not fall under the Clean Water Act's so-called ...
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