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Colorado District Attorney lacks standing to bring citizen suit under Clean Water Act
Posted on 25 Oct 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

A local Colorado district attorney, among others, filed suit against a city for allegedly discharging pollutants into a creek in violation of the CWA. The District Court granted the city's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the district... Read More

Tags: Thomas Clarke , associational standing , pollution , civil penalties , pollutant , parens patriae , standing , discharge , CWA , Article III , Clean Water Act , clean water

Colorado District Attorney lacks standing to bring citizen suit under Clean Water Act
Posted on 25 Oct 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

A local Colorado district attorney, among others, filed suit against a city for allegedly discharging pollutants into a creek in violation of the CWA. The District Court granted the city's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the district... Read More

Tags: Thomas Clarke , associational standing , pollution , civil penalties , pollutant , parens patriae , standing , discharge , CWA , Article III , Clean Water Act , clean water