S.D. farmer's fight with USDA over 'puddle' tests new era of regulatory reach
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Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A 13-year fight between a South Dakota farmer and the U.S, Department of Agriculture over a disputed wetland has emerged as one the first cases testing the power of regulatory agencies after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Arlen Foster, 73, of Miner County, S.D., says he has endured a "maddening" series of encounters, lawsuits and disputes with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service since 2011 over the fate of what he calls a "puddle" and the agency has labeled "a
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