Supremes allow dumping of mine waste in lake

The hard freeze of the Federalist Society that has plagued the Supreme Court shows no signs of melting, and that's why we need court-packing pronto.

Yesterday, the SCrOTUS upheld a clearly illegal permit by the Bush regime that allows millions of tons of mining sludge to be dumped into Lower Slate Lake in Alaska. Although Sarah Palin supports the dumping of the sludge, this act will destroy almost all aquatic life in the lake by coating it with toxic waste.

This overturns a 9th Circuit ruling that said the permits violate the Clean Water Act. But the 9th Circuit was right when it said the permits were illegal. (Often, the 9th Circuit is about as logical as a canker sore, but that time, they actually made the proper ruling.)

I feel sad for the citizens of Alaska, who have an incompetent governor like Palin who supports the mine's dumping of the waste.

(Source: http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/06/22/Justices_Allow_Dumping_of_Gold-Mine_Waste_in_Lake.htm)