Legal Opinion
Idaho Conservation League v. Browner
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided February 20, 1997No. C96-807WD, C96-829WDPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS
DWYER, District Judge.
The Clean Water Act (“CWA”) aims “to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters” and to attain “water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983.” 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251(a) and 1251(a)(2). In pursuit of that goal, the CWA regulates both pollution sources (“point sources”) and water quality standards. Under the water quality approach, each state is expected to develop water…
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- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Defenders of Wildlife v. BrownerDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1995
- Beno v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Raymond Proffitt Foundation v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Northwest Environmental Advocates v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2003
- IDAHO MIN. ASS'N, INC. v. BrownerDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2000
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