In Light Of Sackett, 5th Circuit Says Timber Plantation Is Not Subject To CWA

(December 20, 2023, 11:36 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Land used for pine timber plantation is not subject to the Clean Water Act (CWA) because it does not contain wetlands that connect to navigable waters of the United States, the majority of a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in vacating a trial court’s judgment....