Student Pub. Interest Research Group of N.J. v. Jersey Cent. Power & Light Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20350
No(s). 83-2840 (D.N.J. Apr 9, 1986)

The court holds that plaintiff environmental groups have standing to bring a citizen suit under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §505, citizen suits may be brought to recover civil penalties for past violations, a two-year state statute of limitations does not apply to an FWPCA suit, and...