United States v. Kennecott Copper Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20707
No(s). 74-3401 (9th Cir. Sep 24, 1975)

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a lower court's conviction of the defendant for failing to notify the appropriate governmental agency immediately about a known oil spill into a navigable river, as required by §311 of the Federal Walter Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. The statut...