In Dow Chemical Co. v. U.S., where the EPA took aerial photographs of a Dow plant to see if the plant produced too much pollution, the Supreme Court held that:

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The Supreme Court held that the EPA's aerial photography of Dow's plant did not constitute an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. The Court reasoned that the open areas of an industrial complex are not analogous to the "curtilage" of a home, where privacy expectations are higher. Therefore, aerial photography by the government, in this case, did not require a warrant.