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· 5/24/1995

Welch v. Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County

Citations

  • 888 F. Supp. 753
  • 26 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20171
  • 40 ERC (BNA) 2135
  • 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8263
  • 1995 WL 355627

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  • finding EPA’s regulatory preference for land application of sewage sludge insufficient to preempt local ordinance that simply banned one of three possible methods of use or disposal
  • “Regulations generally do not preempt state and local laws absent an express statement by the agency that it intends to do so.”

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