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Fаct Pаttern 15-1 Gаle is the CEO оf a paper cоmpany built near a river used in interstate cоmmerce although the state in which the company is located is landlocked and not near the coast. Gale determines that a significant amount of money needs to be spent to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. Gale is already in trouble with stockholders because of low profits and does not wish to spend extra money on pollution control. Therefore, Gale instructs employees to simply dump waste into the river. Although aware of the probability of being fired if the company received a heavy fine, Gale decided to take the risk because of the risk of being fired anyway if profits did not come up. Also, while Gale believed that the Clean Air Act applied, Lee, a majority stockholder, told Gale that the Clean Water Act would not apply based upon the location of the plant. Refer to Fact Pattern 15-1. Is Lee correct in the argument that the Clean Water Act would not apply based upon the location of the plant?