ELR Citation: ELR 20327
No(s). 85-1233 (U.S. Jan 21, 1987)

The Court rules that the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) preempts state common-law nuisance remedies for interstate water pollution to the extent that an affected state seeks to impose liability under its laws on a point source in another state. The Court first rules that the only state ...