The Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Logging Road Runoff, When Channeled, Requires a Clean Water Act Permit

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Judge-made law.

Licenses.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Examines Decker volume Northwest Environmental Defense Center , an upcoming Supreme Court case that will address whether logging road runoff from rain or snow requires a permit under the Clean Water Act. Provides statutory and regulatory background of Decker , describes Ninth Circuit ruling, sets out arguments made to Supreme Court at the certiorari stage, and addresses legal and programmatic implications should the Court affirm the Ninth Circuit

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2587 in the 2012 issue

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Logging Road Runoff, When Channeled, Requires a Clean Water Act Permit

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0234

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