"The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case near and dear to EPA haters. It would seem to be a David-and-Goliath case that pits a middle-class American couple trying to build their dream home against the Environmental Protection Agency. But the couple, Michael and Chantell Sackett, is backed by a veritable who's who in American mining, oil, utilities, manufacturing and real estate development, as well as groups opposed to government regulation."

"On one side of the kaleidoscope, this is a case of bureaucratic power run amok. On the other side, it is a trumped-up case aimed at eviscerating the EPA's regulatory powers."

Nina Totenberg reports for NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday January 7, 2012. [2]

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"Big Business Backs David Against EPA's Goliath in Wetlands Fight" (Greenwire) [3]