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Qui Tam Actions Under The 1899 Refuse Act: Possibility Of Individual Legal Action To Prevent Water Pollution, Charles N. Drennan
Qui Tam Actions Under The 1899 Refuse Act: Possibility Of Individual Legal Action To Prevent Water Pollution, Charles N. Drennan
Missouri Law Review
During the decade of the 1960's a host of environmental problems were brought to the attention of the American public, including overpopulation, poisoning from pesticides, air pollution, and water pollution. As a result, concerned individuals joined to form conservation dubs and other groups in an attempt to find methods of combating the various problems. One of the methods proposed in the water pollution area arose from certain provisions in an 1899 statute which has now come to be known as the 1899 Refuse Act. Briefly stated, the Act prohibits the discharge of any refuse matter into navigable water without first …
Environmental Law: New Legal Concepts In The Antipollution Fight , Patrick E. Murphy
Environmental Law: New Legal Concepts In The Antipollution Fight , Patrick E. Murphy
Missouri Law Review
Until quite recently it has been the accepted view that one of man's chief functions was to control and to exploit his environment. Only within the last year have most Americans begun to realize that we do not possess an inexhaustible supply of natural resources; that in fact the quality of man's life is threatened and perhaps his very existence. This public concern for the quality of our environment is beginning to be felt in the courtroom. Private citizens have attempted to preserve the livability of this country by bringing legal action against the federal government, the states, and private …