Legal Opinion
Citizens for a Better Environment, a Not for Profit Corporation v. The Steel Company, A/K/A Chicago Steel and Pickling Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1996No. 96-1136PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
In this case we examine for the first time the citizen enforcement provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). EPCRA was passed into law as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), and is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq. While awareness of SARA is quite high, EPCRA remains one of the lesser-known environmental statutes. Only about 20 federal cases have been decided under EPCRA since its enactment, and only one court of appeals has ruled on the question before us in this case.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Supporters to Oppose Pollution, Inc. v. The Heritage GroupCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. v. United Musical Instruments, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Whiting Roll-Up Door Manufacturing Corp.District Court, W.D. New York · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Stroh Die Casting Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Citizens for a Better Environment v. The Steel Company, Also Known as Chicago Steel and Pickling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- United States v. BP Exploration & Oil Co.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2001
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