Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1996No. 95-40835PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question whether an organization whose membership includes individuals who birdwatch and fish at a lake some 18 miles and three tributaries from the source of unlawful water pollution meet the fairly traceable component of the standing doctrine to sue for violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. We answer the question in the negative and affirm.
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Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, d/b/a La Gloria Oil & Gas Co., operates an oil refinery in Tyler, Texas. Pursuant to a National Pollutant…
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