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Suction Dredge Clean Water Act Enforcement

Suction Dredge Clean Water Act Enforcement

Case: Idaho Conservation League v. Shannon Poe

July 2, 2024 — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to review prior federal court rulings that found Shannon Poe in violation of the Clean Water Act when he dumped suction dredge mining waste into Idaho’s South Fork of the Clearwater River without a required pollution permit, requiring him to pay a $150,000 fine, […]