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NELC, PennEnvironment, Sierra Club Win Record Penalty Against PA Water Polluter

UPDATE: After more than four years of litigation, PennEnvironment, the Sierra Club, and several of their local members, represented by NELC, have succeeded in imposing the largest penalty in Pennsylvania history against a water polluter under the federal Clean Water Act’s citizen enforcement provision. ...  Read More

Judge Rules GenOn Liable for Over 8,500 Environmental Violations at Conemaugh Power Plant

Court grants a summary judgment decision in support of PennEnvironment and the Sierra Club against GenOn for federal Clean Water Act violations at the company’s coal-fired power plant, located on the banks of the Conemaugh River near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. ...  Read More

Groups Sue Maine Hydro Dam Owners, Seeking Protections for Endangered Atlantic Salmon

Groups allege Maine dams are pushing Atlantic salmon to brink of extinction, and ask for simple protection measures....  Read More

Environmental Groups Sue ExxonMobil To Stop Illegal Air Emissions At Baytown Refinery Complex

NELC filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Environment Texas and Sierra Club against ExxonMobil for thousands of Clean Air Act violations....  Read More

Victory in Clean Air Act Lawsuit Against Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant in Houston

Settlement filed in lawsuit against chemical plant. Chevron Phillips will cut emissions and pay $2 million penalty, which will fund children's health clinic....  Read More

Threat of Lawsuit Results in Cleanup of River

Last-minute deal with DEP saves RRI Energy from citizen enforcement suit, lets company off without paying penalty for thousands of violations ...  Read More

NELC Announces Intent To Sue RRI Energy For 12,000 Violations At Coal-Fired Seward Power Plant

Four environment groups announce intent to sue RRI Energy for 12,000 violations at coal-fired power plant....  Read More

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Protecting Waterways from Pesticides

Environmental groups strike down Bush ruling that exempted pesticides from Clean Water Act...  Read More

Green Groups Sue Chevron Phillips Over Pollution

On August 19th, 2009, NELC filed a Clean Air Act citizen enforcement suit against Chevron Phillips in Houston, Texas. ...  Read More

Landmark Settlement in Clean Air Act Lawsuit Against Shell Oil Company

Environmental groups and Shell Oil Company propose landmark settlement of Clean Air Act lawsuit in Texas...  Read More