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Train V. Natural Resources Defense Council: The Genesis Of A New Era Of Federal-State Relationships In Air Pollution Control, Michael L. Hardy
Train V. Natural Resources Defense Council: The Genesis Of A New Era Of Federal-State Relationships In Air Pollution Control, Michael L. Hardy
Cleveland State Law Review
The purpose of this article is to analyze the Supreme Court's decision in Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., and to assess its impact on the federal-state relationship under the Clean Air Act. In order to understand the implications of the Court's decision, it is first necessary to examine briefly the federal-state relationship envisioned by Congress in the legislative history surrounding the 1970 amendments and then consider the decisions of various courts interpreting that relationship.
Private Legal Action For Air Pollution, James E. Melle
Private Legal Action For Air Pollution, James E. Melle
Cleveland State Law Review
The vagueness of the concept of nuisance has resulted from the varying interpretations given it by the courts. It is still debatable whether liability for nuisance exists because of the harm done, or how the harm was created. Though there are many different purpose classifications of nuisances, this paper deals only with the basic ones-i.e., public,private, and public nuisances which are also private nuisances. What can a healthy individual do who does not live in the "neighborhood" of a polluter and yet fears that air pollution has harmful effects on his health? The air transmits the pollution, and it affects …