citizen-suit provision
1citizen suit — n: a suit brought by citizens under a provision of an environmental law (as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) that gives citizens a private right of action against violators of the law and authorizes the court to award injunctive relief …
2Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife ArgueDate=December 3 ArgueYear=1991 DecideDate=June 12 DecideYear=1992 FullName=Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior, Petitioner v. Defenders of Wildlife, et al. USVol=504 USPage=555… …
3Clean Water Action — Founded 1972 Location Washington, D.C. 19 Offices Nationwide [1] Area served United States Mem …
4Endangered Species Act — Full title An Act to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants, and for other purposes Acronym ESA Enacted by the 93rd United States Congress Effective …
5Clean Water Act — For Clean Water Act of Ontario, Canada, see Clean Water Act (Ontario). Clean Water Act Full title Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 Acronym CWA / Clean Water Act Enacted by the 92nd United …
6Clear Skies Act of 2003 — The Clear Skies Act of 2003 is a proposed federal law of the United States. The official title as introduced is a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative… …
7National Environmental Policy Act — For other uses of NEPA , see NEPA (disambiguation). National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Full title National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Acronym NEPA Enacted by the 91st United States Congress …
8Clean Air Act (United States) — Clean Air Act Full title Clean Air Act of 1963 Acronym CAA Effective Dec. 17, 1963 Citations Public Law P.L. 88 206 …
9Superfund — For other uses, see Superfund (disambiguation). Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 Full title An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances… …
10Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 — The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), codified at 16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712 (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, at first enacted in 1916 in order implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds… …
