Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20246
No(s). 98-822 (U.S. Jan 12, 2000)

The Court holds that the Fourth Circuit erroneously vacated on mootness grounds a district court award of civil penalties in favor of environmental groups that brought a citizen suit against a hazardous waste treatment facility for violations of its Clean Water Act (CWA) national pollution discharge...