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Citizen Suits Permits Environmental Violations

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Trump Tower (Chicago) Enters into Consent Order with Environmental Organizations...

The Illinois Attorney General along with the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) with 401 North Wabash Venture, LLC d/b/a Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Tower”)...more

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Supreme Court’s Cert Denials Pave Way for Surge in Environmental Citizen Suits

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In a significant victory for environmental advocacy groups, the Supreme Court’s refusal on June 30, 2025 to grant certiorari in two pivotal cases (Port of Tacoma, et al. v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and ExxonMobil Corp., et...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement Under the Industrial General Permit: How Businesses Can Avoid Substantial Costs Associated with Notice...

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Each year, many California businesses receive letters from private entities, typically environmental nongovernmental organizations (Citizen Groups), alleging that those businesses’ facilities are in violation of applicable...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Columbia Riverkeeper and Port of Vancouver U.S.A. Enter into Consent Decree

Columbia Riverkeeper and the Port of Vancouver U.S.A. (collectively, “Port”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) on September 12th to address alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The Washington State port district...more

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Pretreatment Enforcement Discretion/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Massachusetts Water Utilities Motion to Dismiss

The United States District Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a February 17th Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) an issue arising out of a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Conservation Law Foundation,...more

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