In Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, where an environmental group sued the EPA and other parties because logging companies were not required to have pollution discharge permits for rain runoff on logging roads. The appeals court held that the rain runoff was associated with industrial activity, so discharge permits were required. The Supreme Court held that the EPA had properly considered the matter and properly decided that permits were not required.

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The Supreme Court in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center did rule that the EPA had reasonably interpreted its own regulations, deciding that permits were not required for stormwater runoff from logging roads, overturning the appeals court's decision.

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