Weekly Cases Update Volume 32, Issue 8

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ELR 20569No. 99 C 7308(N.D. Ill., )

The court awards an individual's attorneys $95,153.02 in attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) for defending the individual in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) suit brought by the government.

Keywords:
Underground storage tanks (USTs)
ELR 2055998 C 50221(N.D. Ill., )

The court holds that a group of individuals do not have standing to bring a Clean Water Act citizen suit against a ski resort for discharging pollutants without a permit.

ELR 20570No. 00-1031 (JR)(D.D.C., )

The court holds that it lacks jurisdiction over claims brought by environmental groups against various governmental agencies protesting the issuance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) of 23 permits for various kinds of construction in Florida and their effect on the Florida panther.

Keywords:
FWPCA
ELR 205732:01cv508, 4:01cv86(E.D. Va., )

The court holds that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) exceeded its authority in extending jurisdiction over property that contains wetlands in light of its own regulations and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S.

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