9th Circuit To Weigh Legality Of Army Corps Regional Wetlands Manual

摘要

An Alaska land-holding company is urging a federal appeals court to overturn a district court ruling that upheld the Army Corps of Engineers' system of using region-specific handbooks to identify wetlands that may be subject to the Clean Water Act (CWA), setting the stage for a new ruling on whether a rider in a 25-year-old spending bill barred the practice permanently.