Hawkes Co. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20070 No(s). 13-3067 (8th Cir. Apr 10, 2015)
The Eighth Circuit held that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional determination (JD) is a final agency action under the APA, thereby creating a split between the circuits. The case arose after a company sought to mine peat from wetland property owned by two affiliated companies in northwest...