We see more and more of it as time goes by. They jailed 77 year old Joe Robertson in Montana for building a reservoir on his private land with all,the necessary state permits. Supposedly some of the soil he excavated from the pond poluted the creek which eventually connects to the Platte River, the Missouri, and ultimately the Mississippi. The EPA CHARGED him with violating the clean water act.
In Trowbridge's case,he has had them stalemated for the last 2 years. They haven't figured out how to handle him yet. If they let him win it will unravel 150 years of federal convictions.

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