Legal Opinion
United States Public Interest Research Group v. Atlantic Salmon of Maine, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 6, 2003No. 03-1830, 03-1831PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by two companies (“the companies”) engaged in operating salmon farms in Maine: Atlantic Salmon of Maine, LLC, and Stolt Sea Farm, Inc. In a citizen-suit civil action under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365 (2000), the district court found the companies liable for polluting Maine waters, USPIRG v. Atl. Salmon of Maine, LLC, 215 F.Supp.2d 239 (D.Me.2002) (“Atlantic Salmon I”), and granted injunctive relief, USPIRG v. Atl. Salmon, LLC, 257 F.Supp.2d 407 (D.Me.2003) (“Atlantic Salmon II ”). The companies claim that the district court’s authority to grant…
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