1. SUPREME COURT:
Justices consider whether logging case moot in light of new EPA rule
The Supreme Court today weighed whether a U.S. EPA rule issued Friday could resolve a dispute over stormwater runoff from logging roads. The court debated in some detail whether the rule, which says logging roads should be exempt from Clean Water Act permitting, means a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling finding the opposite should be vacated or whether the case should be dismissed altogether, which would leave the appeals court ruling intact. Go to story #1
