In Responsible Economic Development v. S.C. Dept. of Health & Enviro. Control, where an environmental group contested a permit for Wal-Mart to handle parking lot storm water runoff, the court held that the runoff would damage nearby wetlands, so the state would have to reconsider the permit it had issued.

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In the case of Responsible Economic Development v. S.C. Dept. of Health & Enviro. Control, the court actually ruled in favor of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, finding that the environmental group did not provide sufficient evidence that the stormwater runoff from the Wal-Mart parking lot would significantly harm the nearby wetlands. Therefore, the permit issued by the state was not required to be reconsidered.

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