ELR Citation: ELR 20328
No(s). 10-4295 (3d Cir. Oct 31, 2011)

The Third Circuit affirmed a lower court decision granting summary judgment in favor of the U.S. government and imposing a $250,000 fine against a landowner for filling wetlands on his property without a permit. The court joined the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Eighth Circuits in holding...