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Citizen Suits Pollution Control Clean Water Act

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PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. ...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) sent a May 2nd Clean Water Act Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to sue to the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for alleged violation of a nondiscretionary duty under that statute....more

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More Litigation Concerning Plastic Pollution: Can Claims Be Both Novel and Traditional at the Same Time?

Last month, I advised plastics manufacturers to prepare for more litigation.  Although I am generally loath to speculate, it already looks as though this prediction is coming true.  Earlier this month, PennEnvironment and...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. Notice of Intent to Sue Birmingham, Alabama, Foundry...

The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc., and the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (collectively, “Riverkeeper”) sent a July 14th Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to file a...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: U.S. District Court (Hawaii) Addresses Whether Ditch/Drain Constitutes Point Source

A United States District Court (District of Hawaii) (“Court”) in a June 14th Order addressed a definitional issue in a summary judgment motion in a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Na Kia i Kai et al. v. County of...more

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