Add to ORKGIn 1972 the Supreme Court in Illinois v. City of Milwaukee established the federal common law of public nuisance for the abatement of air and water pollution. Since that time, a conflict has arisen in the federal courts regarding the scope of this cause of action. This article discusses the federal common law nuisance doctrine as applied in water pollution cases and examines its inconsistent application by the federal courts of appeals. The author criticizes the restrictive approach that some courts have taken regarding the doctrine and advocates a more expansive use of the federal common law of nuisance for environmental protection
The common law has traditionally provided the rules that govern relationships among landowners in th...
Public nuisance has recently been dusted off as a potential source of legal redress for tobacco use,...
Aquatic invasive species like the Asian carp and zebra mussel have caused grave ecological and econo...
In 1972 the Supreme Court in Illinois v. City of Milwaukee established the federal common law of pub...
City of Milwaukee v. Illinois, 101 S.Ct. 1784 (1981). In the landmark decision Erie Railroad v. Tomk...
As a result of the Supreme Court\u27s landmark decision in Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, federal co...
In City of Milwaukee v. Illinois and Michigan, the United States Supreme Court vacated the judgment ...
Until quite recently it has been the accepted view that one of man\u27s chief functions was to contr...
In the summer of 1980, Chicago\u27s beaches were fouled by raw and inadequately treated sewage, alle...
This Comment critiques the EPA\u27s use of its discretionary power in enforcing water pollution prob...
Local governments have recently expanded their efforts to abate pollution problems. The constitution...
Prior to the erection in the 1970s of a comprehensive federal regulatory infrastructure to protect t...
The purpose of this Comment is to examine the three congressional acts relating to air, water and no...
The Article focuses on the U.S. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit progr...
Common law nuisance doctrine has the reputation of having provided much of the strength and content ...
The common law has traditionally provided the rules that govern relationships among landowners in th...
Public nuisance has recently been dusted off as a potential source of legal redress for tobacco use,...
Aquatic invasive species like the Asian carp and zebra mussel have caused grave ecological and econo...
In 1972 the Supreme Court in Illinois v. City of Milwaukee established the federal common law of pub...
City of Milwaukee v. Illinois, 101 S.Ct. 1784 (1981). In the landmark decision Erie Railroad v. Tomk...
As a result of the Supreme Court\u27s landmark decision in Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, federal co...
In City of Milwaukee v. Illinois and Michigan, the United States Supreme Court vacated the judgment ...
Until quite recently it has been the accepted view that one of man\u27s chief functions was to contr...
In the summer of 1980, Chicago\u27s beaches were fouled by raw and inadequately treated sewage, alle...
This Comment critiques the EPA\u27s use of its discretionary power in enforcing water pollution prob...
Local governments have recently expanded their efforts to abate pollution problems. The constitution...
Prior to the erection in the 1970s of a comprehensive federal regulatory infrastructure to protect t...
The purpose of this Comment is to examine the three congressional acts relating to air, water and no...
The Article focuses on the U.S. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit progr...
Common law nuisance doctrine has the reputation of having provided much of the strength and content ...
The common law has traditionally provided the rules that govern relationships among landowners in th...
Public nuisance has recently been dusted off as a potential source of legal redress for tobacco use,...
Aquatic invasive species like the Asian carp and zebra mussel have caused grave ecological and econo...