Mississippi Business Journal » environmental law http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Real estate company paying $1M for compromising wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74850 HANCOCK COUNTY — A Mississippi corporation has pleaded guilty to illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. Hancock County Land, LLC entered the plea yesterday and agreed to pay a $1-million fine and take remedial measures for two felony violations of the Clean Water Act., said U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Assistant U.S. Attorney [...]

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