Environmental
Dec. 18, 2002
Developer Loses Wetlands Battle
WASHINGTON - Dealing a blow to a California land developer, an equally divided Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a federal appeals court decision that government agencies may impose heavy fines under the Clean Water Act for a type of plowing that injures wetland areas.
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