Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth v. Potomac Elec. Power Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 16, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-747PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BRYANT, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This matter is now before the Court on plaintiffs’ Motion For Partial Summary Judgment with respect to the issue of defendant’s liability for violations of the District of Columbia’s visible emissions limitations. This is a “citizen suit” under § 304 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1857h-2, as amended in 1970, requesting the Court to declare the defendant in violation of regulations establishing emission standards and limitations promulgated in the District of Columbia under the Act and of an abatement order issued by the District of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Union Electric Co. v. Environmental Protection AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Metropolitan Washington Coalition for Clean Air v. District of Columbia, Metropolitan Washington Coalition for Clean Air v. District of Columbia, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Panama Processes SA v. Cities Service CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- The Ohio Environmental Council v. United States District CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.District Court, D. Colorado · 1988
- Ohio Environmental Council v. United States District CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Concerned Citizens Around Murphy v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2010
- United States v. SCM Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1987
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