James J. Periconi, Esq. | June 18, 2012
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Clean Water Act does not allow citizen suits to enforce the conditions of a § 404 Permit. See Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. Chustz, No. 11-30471 (5th Cir. Apr. 25, 2012).
Category: Clean Water Act - CWA, Federal Environmental Law |
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Tags: citizen suit, CWA, Section 404 Permit
James J. Periconi, Esq. | March 26, 2012
The Supreme Court of the United States has just unanimously ruled that administrative orders issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) under section 319 of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) are “final agency actions” subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”). Sackett v. United States EPA, 566 U.S. ____ (2012).
Category: Administrative Procedures Act - APA, Clean Water Act - CWA, Federal Environmental Law, Superfund (CERCLA & State Superfund) |
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Tags: Administrative Orders, APA, CWA, EPA
James J. Periconi, Esq. | November 30, 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey could not abstain from hearing a citizen suit case brought under both the federal Clean Water Act and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and which sought an injunction requiring the defendant [...]
Category: Clean Water Act - CWA, Federal Environmental Law, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - RCRA |
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Tags: abstention, environmental litigation, federal courts