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Anacostia Pollutant Discharges Challenged

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Washington, DC

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Clients

Friends of the Earth

Files

Montgomery Stormwater Standing Ruling

(Legal Document)

Blue Plains Operating Permit Denial

(Legal Document)

EPA Brief in DC TMDL 2005 Appeal

(Legal Document)

DOJ Memo to EPA 03/1/2006

(Legal Document)

Supplemental Brief for Federal Appellees

(Legal Document)

Fact Sheet on National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

(Legal Document)

Letter to Court for Friends of the Earth v. EPA

(Legal Document)

Supplimental Brief on Mootness

(Legal Document)

Anacostia Discharge Permit

(Legal Document)

Intervenor Oral Argument Friends of the Earth v. EPA

(Legal Document)

Anacostia TMDL Ruling April 2006

(Legal Document)

Brief Amicus Curiae in Support of EPA and in Opposition to FoE (1 MB)

(Legal Document)

Features

Salve for River Sickness

A Cleaner Future for the Anacostia River

A Victory for Environmental Justice

Anacostia River TMDL Briefs

Blog Posts

Friday Finds: Seafood S.O.S.

Washington Post Highlights Toxic Fish in Anacostia River

Slideshow

The Anacostia River: In Need Of Clean-Up

Case Number # 3516

The Anacostia River in the nation's capital is badly polluted by raw sewage and stormwater. A lawsuit challenges inadequate pollution limits for the river.

Friends of the Earth

Howard Fox

Press Releases

Environmentalists Seek Court's Help to Clean up Anacostia River

Friday, November 1, 2002

EPA's pollution standards for river too lenient, violate Clean Water Act

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