A late DECISION BY A FEDERAL justic...

A late DECISION BY A FEDERAL justice resulting from a lawsuit originally filed back in the late 1990 may seriously jeopardize a builder's right to perform the operations indicated in environmentally sensitive lands in situations where the builder already restrains a federal permit.

The decision asks the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to rethink the "no surprises rule" adopted on the federal government in 1998 The authority which protects builders, loggers, and miners from unforeseen environmental compliance requirements, essentially says "a deal's a deal" and a