ELR Citation: ELR 21049
No(s). 97-30185 (9th Cir. Mar 19, 1999)

The court upholds the conviction and sentence of a railroad employee for negligently discharging a harmful quantity of oil into a navigable water in violation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). The employee was responsible for a rock quarrying project along the railroad track. Under...