Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Agency agrees to let Wyoming’s Andy Johnson keep stock pond on private land; won’t have to pay fines
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday Andy Johnson, a rancher in Fort Bridger, Wyoming, claimed a victory over the Environmental Protection Agency, retaining his stock pond that was permitted by the appropriate state agencies.
The EPA claimed jurisdiction over the pond and threatened tens of thousands of dollars in daily fines as long as the pond remained, saying the pond required federal permitting as well....
