Legal Opinion
Citizens for a Better Environment v. The Steel Company, Also Known as Chicago Steel and Pickling Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 2000No. 99-2709PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The Steel Company missed reporting deadlines established by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001-50. Notified of its default by Citizens for a Better Environment (cbe), The Steel Company quickly furnished all required documents. Nonetheless cbe filed suit under the Act’s citizen-suit provision. 42 U.S.C. § 11046(a)(1). The Act authorizes a civil penalty of $25,000 per day per report for tardiness, 42 U.S.C. § 11045(c), and by the complaint’s calculations The Steel Company could have owed more than $537 million. The Steel Company…
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