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Another example of corporations socializing the externalities

• rufus_foreman 3y ago
  No, it's not: "Petitioners Michael and Chantell Sackett purchased property near Priest Lake, Idaho, and began backfilling the lot with dirt to prepare for building a home. The Environmental Protection Agency informed the Sacketts that their property contained wetlands and that their backfilling violated the Clean Water Act, which prohibits discharging pollutants into 'the waters of the United States.' The EPA ordered the Sacketts to restore the site, threatening penalties of over $40,000 per day." It's an example of why building anything costs so much.
• db48x 3y ago
  That might almost be a reasonable opinion, if you’ve only read the headlines. This case was about a homeowner vs the EPA. The EPA wanted their property to be classified as a wetland because it has a ditch.