Northwest Environmental Advocates v. United States Environmental Protection Agency: federal court finds the EPA exemption, which allows vessels to discharge ballast water - that may inadvertently contain non-native invasive species of marine life into waters - to be illegal.

Authors :: Sevigny, Amy Taylor
Source :: University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law. Spring, 2007, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p213-216.
Publication Year :: 2007

Subjects :: Invasive species -- Laws, regulations and rules
Exemption (Law) -- Laws, regulations and rules
Northwest Environmental Advocates v. EPA (No. C 03-05760 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2005))
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