Just a couple of weeks after it incompetently let loose millions of gallons of waste water from an abandoned gold mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is suing a Wyoming farmer for legally constructing a pond to water his stock on his own property. The farmer has racked up $16 million in fines already, and the EPA is looking at hitting him with additional penalties. Washington Times: Even though the Clean Water Act exempts stock ponds, and Mr. Johnsonhad obtained the necessary state permits, the EPA ordered him in January 2014 to restore the area to its original condition or accumulate fines of $37,500 a day. Instead, Mr. Johnson hired a lawyer. “The EPA is out to expand its power, and I’m a test case,” said Mr. Johnsonin a statement. “We’re going to fight them all the way.” Last week, his attorneys — including the Pacific Legal Foundation and the Budd-Falen law firm in Cheyenne...(Read Full Post)