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August 16, 2017

$1.1M penalty for plowing wetlands, streams in Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California farmer will pay $1.1 million for plowing federally protected wetlands and streams, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, closing a yearslong legal battle that made him a rallying figure for critics of environmental regulation.

The Justice Department announced the consent decree for John Duarte, who owns land and a nursery in Northern California. The settlement with federal authorities, who had been due to start the penalty phase in Duarte's legal case Tuesday, includes civil penalties and money to restore wetlands and streams.


 
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