Supreme Court Rules Forest Roads Not in Violation of Clean Water Act

In a 7-to-1 decision on March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that logging roads need Clean Water Act permits to control runoff. The court determined that logging roads should not be treated as industrial point sources.

The main concern of the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, which filed the original suit, is that unpaved logging roads send dirt, rock and sand into rivers when it rains, smothering fish eggs, reducing oxygen levels and burying insects fish feed on.

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