Illinois Agency Wins Over Waste Dumping

The Supreme Court rules that the Clean Water Act does authorize the government to regulate dumping of solid waste into isolated ponds and wetlands.

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January 10, 2001, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"By a vote of 5 to 4, the court held that the Clean Water Act did not empower the Army Corps of Engineers to stop a suburban Chicago solid waste agency from building a landfill on the site of a former gravel mine studded with shallow, rain-filled ponds thatform a habitat for ducks, herons and other migratory birds."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Ill. Agency Wins Fight Over Waste Dumping

Wednesday, January 10, 2001 in The Washington Post

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