Sierra Club v. Lujan

ELR Citation: ELR 20079
No(s). 90-1183 (10th Cir. Aug 7, 1992)

The court holds that the United States has not waived its sovereign immunity to authorize the imposition of punitive civil penalties under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) for a federal facility's violation of a pollution permit issued directly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Age...