Federal Judge Warns That Ecologists’ Lawsuit Would Have Put Recreational Fishing Fans Under the EPA’s Thumb
Had the plaintiffs prevailed, a federal judge writes, ‘almost every commercial or recreational fisherman in America would be subject to EPA’s new regulatory control.’

Millions of recreational fishing aficionados across America dodged a bullet last week in a federal lawsuit in North Carolina that had the potential to dramatically change the rules for the popular catch-and-release style of angling.
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