Farmer ‘Unambiguously’ Violated Consent Decree, 3rd Circuit Rules

Mealey's (January 9, 2023, 1:35 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania did not err in rejecting a farmer’s motion to vacate or modify a decades-old consent decree barring the discharge of pollutants into protected wetlands because the farmer “unambiguously” violated the agreement, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 6....