A recent Marten law article drew my attention to the case of Barnum Timber Co. v. EPA, which was decided in early February by the Ninth Circuit. In April of 2008, Barnum filed a complaint in California district court claiming that the EPA’s approval of California’s designation of Redwood Creek as an “impaired water” was [...]
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19 Jan
American Farm Bureau Federation Hates New Year’s Pollution Diet
Frustrated after more than 20 years of largely unsuccessful efforts to clean up Chesapeake Bay – the largest estuary in the US – the EPA was understandably excited to announce the establishment of a landmark “pollution diet” designed to restore clean water in the Bay and its tidal rivers. The catchily-named “diet” is actually a [...]
