North Bloomfield Hydraulic Mining Environmental Case
Opinions of Lorenzo Sawyer, Circuit Judge, and Matthew P. Deady, District Judge in the matter of Case 2900, Edwards Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining Company
marks an important milestone in U.S. environmental history.
In 1882, wheat farmer Edward Woodruff filed suit against the North Bloomfield Mining Company on behalf of local farmers over the agricultural impact of hydraulic mining in California鈥檚 Central Valley. In his landmark decision outlined in this document, Judge Lorenzo Sawyer ruled in favor of the farmers, recognizing the damage caused to agriculture and state infrastructure. The ruling placed regulations on the mining industry and prohibited the dumping of debris in waterways. Today, this case is considered the nation鈥檚 first environmental law.
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Opinions of Lorenzo Sawyer, Circuit Judge, and Matthew P. Deady, District Judge, in the matter of Case 2900, Edwards Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining Company. 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier: 295945
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