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A Carnival cruise ship leaving Florida for the Gulf of Mexico. In 2013, cruise ships dumped more than 1 billion gallons of sewage in the ocean, much of it poorly treated. (Photo courtesy of James Butler)
case April 30, 2014

Cleaning Up Sewage Flows from Cruise Ships

Friends of the Earth, represented by Earthjustice, have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking more effective regulation of sewage discharges from cruise ships and other vessels in U.S. waters. Cruise ships alone dumped more than 1 billion gallons of sewage in the ocean in 2013, much of it poorly treated. In addition, tens of…

document April 30, 2014

Marine Sanitation Device Complaint

Lawsuit filed in federal court seeking more effective regulation of sewage discharges from cruise ships and other vessels in U.S. waters.

A Carnival cruise ship leaving Florida for the Gulf of Mexico. In 2013, cruise ships dumped more than 1 billion gallons of sewage in the ocean, much of it poorly treated. (Photo courtesy of James Butler)
Press Release April 30, 2014

EPA Delays Action as Ship Sewage Flows into U.S. Waters

Environmental group seeks court-ordered deadline for sewage treatment improvements