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Chapter 45
Environmental Protection
VI. Answers to Critical Legal Thinking Cases
45.1 Wetlands
The Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) prevail pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA). The CWA
provides that the Secretary of the Army may issue permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material
into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites. Furthermore, before any discharge or fill is carried
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
45.2 Clean Water Act
The United States prevails. The court held that the dumping of approximately 67,000 tons of carcinogenic
waste into Lake Superior polluted the public water supplies in violation of its state discharge permit. In
45.3 Hazardous Waste
The United States prevails. In this case, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that the
paint drums that were buried were hazardous materials and can only be disposed of at facilities with EPA
permits. No such permit had been obtained by Hoflin. The court stated that those individuals who handle
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
VII. Answer to Ethics Case
45.4 Nuclear Waste
psychological health damage by the reopening the nuclear plant. Thus, the court held that the NRC does
not need to consider the allegations made by the group People Against Nuclear Energy (PANE). Whether
it is socially responsible for the federal government to permit the operation of nuclear power plants is an
extremely complex issue. On the one hand, nuclear power can provide a source of energy that replaces the
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(Supreme Court of the United States).

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