Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 12, 1993No. Nos. 92-7494, 92-7521, 92-7522 and 92-7527PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and Delaware Audubon Society (collectively “NRDC”), brought this citizen *496suit pursuant to section 505 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365 (“Clean Water Act” or “Act”). The complaint alleges that Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc. (“Texaco”) repeatedly violated National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits limiting effluent discharges from its Delaware City oil refinery. Following a bench trial, the district court held Texaco liable for 365 permit…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Anderson v. Farmland Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1999
- Puerto Rico Campers' Ass'n v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2002
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