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Order in the Court
The nitty-gritty on the ruling that lets citizens sue their way to a clean environment |
Michael Grynberg |
28 Mar 2000 |
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| Once upon a time, a South Carolina wastewater treatment plant repeatedly violated the Clean Water Act by dumping illegal amounts of mercury into a river. Unsurprisingly, several environmental organizations responded by suing. They could do so because the Clean Water Act contains "citizen suit" provisions that allow private citizens to sue for the law ... |
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| Topics: litigation, mercury, toxics, waste, water pollution (all these topics) |
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