The Wetlands Coverage of the Clean Water Act Is Revisited by the Supreme Court: Rapanos v. United States
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Twice in the past, the Supreme Court has grappled with issues as to the geographic scope of the wetlands permitting program in the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). On October 11, 2005, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two more cases (consolidated by the Court) addressing such questions — both from the SixthCircuit. In Rapanos v. United States, the issue is whether the permitting program applies to wetlands that are only distantly connected to traditional navigable waters — i.e., or at least do no…
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Date:
November 28, 2007
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
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