Waste
Sentencing ahead in New York Clean Water Act criminal case
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A demolition company and two of its managers pled guilty to illegal dumping of toxic materials into the Susquehanna River.
Energy
Pennsylvania man faces sentencing for falsifying abandoned oil well plugging reports
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The fake reports caused the re-inspection of 95 wells in the Allegheny National Forest.
Land
Judge OKs controversial land swap in Michigan’s Ottawa National Forest
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He said Forest Service considered objections to losing public access to scenic Wildcat Falls, which the agency acknowledged give some visitors “a sense of place and attachment to the area.”
Wildlife
Wisconsin criminal case shows how courts value wildlife
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Spiritual and aesthetic values don’t figure into it. Expert witness calculates replacement costs.
Nearshore
Lake’s legal saga unresolved after challenge to Minnesota summer camp rejected
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld an Itasca County decision that no environmental impact statement is required to build a proposed summer camp and retreat on Deer Lake.
Waste
Judge OKs settlement with Illinois resin manufacturer
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The agreement resolves a decade-long dispute that began with EPA inspections in September 2004 of a plant then owned and operated by PolyOne Corp.
Land
Towns can ban fracking, New York’s top court rules
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Zoning doesn’t intrude on state’s regulatory oversight, court says. Minority dissent argues that local ordinances do more than regulate land use.
Recreation
Pennsylvania ban on Sunday hunting upheld
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Judge says there is no constitutional right to hunt.
Land
Frac sand mining ruling could affect similar Minnesota cases
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“We are aware that the issues involved in this case stir the passions of many people, but our role is limited to faithfully applying the law, whether or not that decision is popular,” the court said.
Energy
Court upholds UP ethanol plant review but project likely dropped
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The project has stalled, perhaps permanently, because of the withdrawal of the lead private investor and elimination of a federal mandate for ethanol made from wood.