Legal Opinion
American Bottom Conservancy v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 2011No. 10-3488PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The “American Bottom” is a 175-square-mile floodplain of the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, across the river from St. Louis. The area contains wetlands (water-saturated soil) that provide habitat for many different species of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. The American Bottom Conservancy is an environmental organization that seeks to preserve the wetlands. Its members include birdwatchers and other people who enjoy seeing wildlife in the wild.
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., owns and operates a landfill in the American Bottom that it calls the…
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