Legal Opinion
Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. Elf Atochem North America, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 31, 1993No. Civ. 89-3946PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERRY, Chief Judge.
The Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey (“NJPIRG”) and Friends of the Earth (“FOE”) bring this citizen suit under § 505 of the Clean Water Act, 1 33 U.S.C. § 1365, against Elf Atoehem North America, Inc. (previously Pennwalt Corporation). 2 Plaintiffs allege that defendant violated provisions of its discharge permit, issued pursuant to § 402(a) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342(a), for a facility located in Thorofare, New Jersey. This permit sets limits on the amount of pollutants that defendant may discharge into the Delaware River and one its tributaries,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Church of Scientology of California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers and Lake Michigan Federation v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Friends of Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1995
- United States v. Allegheny Ludlum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Williams Pipe Line Co. v. Bayer Corp.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1997
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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