CWA Enforcement Doesn't Bar Citizen Suits, Full 1st Circ. Told

By Chris Villani · November 17, 2021, 2:37 PM EST

The Biden administration and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts argued to the full First Circuit Tuesday that citizens can file Clean Water Act suits after a government enforcement action as long as...

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Documents

Massachusetts Brief

Case Information

Case Title

Blackstone Headwaters Coal. v. Gallo Builders, Inc., et al

Case Number

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

3893 Environmental Matters

Date Filed

November 04, 2019

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