Natural Resources Defense Council v. Southwest Marine, Inc.
ELR Citation: ELR 21189 No(s). 96-CV-1492-B(AJB) (S.D. Cal. Jan 28, 1999)
The court holds that environmental groups may seek civil penalties based on allegations of a shipyard's continuing Federal Water Pollution Control Act violations that contribute to specific injuries. The court first holds that Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment, 118 S. Ct. 1003, 28 ELR 2...