Authors

Frank M. Howard

Article Title

Citizens for a Better Environment v. Union Oil Company of California: Keeping Citizen Suits Alive in the Face of Inadequate State Government Enforcement

Abstract

This note examines the Ninth Circuit's ruling on Union Oil's settlement payment and the comparability of the applicable state law to the Clean Water Act's administrative penalties provision. In so doing, this note also offers background on the Clean Water Act's citizen suit and administrative penalties provisions and discusses their applicability to the Ninth Circuit's holding.

Recommended Citation

Frank M. Howard, Citizens for a Better Environment v. Union Oil Company of California: Keeping Citizen Suits Alive in the Face of Inadequate State Government Enforcement, 27 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (1997).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol27/iss1/6