Stream Pollution Control Bd. v. U.S. Steel Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20261
No(s). 74-1244 (7th Cir. Mar 14, 1975)

A federal district court has jurisdiction, under the precedent of Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, to determine whether the plaintiff has stated a federal common-law nuisance claim for which relief can be granted against the defendant for polluting tributaries of Lake Michigan. A private citizen who s...