The strange saga of how Los Angeles County’s stormwater pollution ended up in the Supreme Court

Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy 2012-12-03

Summary:

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council. This case involves a lawsuit by clean-water advocates to require our County Flood Control District to take responsibility for ensuring that polluted stormwater doesn’t impair our local water quality in two local rivers. The Ninth [...]

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uncategorized california supreme court water litigation los angeles pollution regulatory policy oceans clean water act 11-460 communities for a better environment folar friends of the los angeles river l.a. river expeditions los angeles county flood control district los angeles county flood control district v. nrdc los angeles waterkeeper miccosukee tribe ms4 municipal storm sewer permits santa monica baykeeper scotus solicitor general stormwater water pollution water quality

Authors:

Sean Hecht

Date tagged:

12/03/2012, 16:50

Date published:

12/03/2012, 11:02