ELR Citation: ELR 20973
No(s). s. 88-7393, -7403 (9th Cir. May 16, 1990)

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) governing placer mining are within the Agency's mandate from Congress and are not arbitrary or capricious. EPA promulgated regulations for placer mining that set "best...