U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ELR Case
A district court dismissed a Native American tribe's lawsuit challenging a proposed sulfide mine along the banks of the Menominee River, which forms the border between Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The tribe argued, pursuant...
Practicable Alternatives for Wetlands Development Under the Clean Water Act
ELR Article
Section 404(b) of the Clean Water Act authorizes a “practicable alternatives” requirement for dredge and fill permits. EPA has adopted guidelines that set out and interpret that requirement, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has...
Ideker Farms, Inc. v. United States
ELR Case
In a 259-page opinion, a federal claims court held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for causing recurrent flooding along the Missouri River. Farmers, landowners, and business owners filed takings claims against the...
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