ated ▁the ▁C lean ▁Water ▁Act , ▁demanded ▁that ▁he ▁remove ▁the ▁p ond , ▁and ▁f ined ▁him ▁$ 3 7 , 5 0 0 ▁per ▁day , ▁eventually ▁resulting ▁in ▁$ 1 6 ▁million ▁in ▁fin es . ▁Wy oming ' s ▁sen ators ▁called ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁action ▁“ he avy - hand ed ▁b ureau c racy .” ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁E PA ▁dro pping ▁the ▁fin es ▁and ▁dem ands , ▁and ▁Johnson ▁agree ing ▁to ▁plant ▁will ow ▁trees ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁ground ▁from ▁er os ion . ▁Johnson ' s ▁case ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁President ▁Trump ▁when ▁he ▁signed ▁an ▁Executive ▁Order ▁to ▁reduce ▁regul atory ▁ag encies ' ▁ability ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁administrative ▁guidance ▁to ▁justify ▁enfor cement ▁actions ▁against ▁citizens . ▁ ▁PL F ▁represents ▁Uri ▁Rafael i , ▁a ▁Michigan ▁resident ▁whose ▁property ▁was ▁forec l osed ▁and ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁for ▁a ▁property ▁tax ▁deb t ▁of ▁$ 8 . 4 1 . ▁The ▁county ▁kept ▁the ▁entire ▁proceed s ▁from ▁the ▁au ction , ▁over ▁$ 2 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁PL F ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁challenge ▁a ▁state ▁law ▁which ▁was ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prevent ing ▁bl ight ▁but ▁allows ▁count ies ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁entire ▁proceed s ▁from ▁property ▁au ctions , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁amount ▁raised ▁at ▁au ction ▁is ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁amount ▁ow ed ▁in ▁back ▁tax