CARVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Legal Foundation announced today the formal launch of the “Charlie Johnson Legal Defense Fund,” to help a Massachusetts farmer fighting a federal land grab with implications for private property owners across the country.Charlie Johnson is a 78-year-old Korean War veteran and cranberry farmer who has been hit with massive fees and fines by regulators who wrongly claim the Clean Water Act gives the federal government control over his land – and by extension, over any farmland and other private property, nationwide, where as little as a pond, puddle, or irrigation ditch might be located.
In his fight against this federal power grab, Johnson is represented by PLF attorneys, free of charge. PLF is America’s leading legal watchdog for property rights and a balanced approach to environmental regulations.
“I am so grateful to PLF,” said Johnson. “Federal officials have been intimidating me with unreasonable wetland rules to shut down part of my cranberry farm. My family and I wouldn’t be able to fight without PLF’s indispensable help.”
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