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February 7, 2013 In Updates

Groups File Notice Letter to Sue NRG Energy for Massive Pollution

In late January, three environmental groups represented by Public Justice and Columbia University School of Law Environmental Law Clinic announced the filing of a Clean Water Act notice of intent to sue NRG Energy for water pollution violations at three of its coal-fired power plants…

January 28, 2013 In News Release

Groups File Notice Letter to Sue NRG Energy for Massive Pollution

Contacts: Rich Bindell, Food & Water Watch, 202-683-2457; rbindell@fwwatch.org Robin Broder, Potomac Riverkeeper, robin@potomacriverkeeper.org; 202-222-0706 Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper, fred@paxriverkeeper.org; 301-579-2073 Jessica Culpepper, Public Justice, jculpepper@publicjustice.net; 202-797-8600 Washington D.C. – Today Food & Water Watch, Patuxent Riverkeeper and Potomac Riverkeeper — represented…

January 10, 2013 In Updates

Public Justice Challenges NRC at Hearing Over Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

Concern about nuclear plant safety has only gotten more intense due to Hurricane Sandy. Public Justice has been challenging the relicensing of Oyster Creek Nuclear Reactor since 2010. But, in the aftermath of Sandy, that challenge has taken on greater importance. Oyster Creek is a…

December 10, 2012 In News Release

Federal Court Rules Pine Bush Central School District Officials May be Sued for Failing to Protect Jewish Students from Severe Bullying

December 7, 2012 In Updates

Federal Court Rules Pine Bush Central School District Officials May be Sued for Failing to Protect Jewish Students from Severe Bullying

A federal magistrate judge ruled late last week that the Superintendent of New York’s Pine Bush Central School District, as well as a school principal and two assistant principals, may be sued for failing to protect five current and former students from pervasive anti-Semitic bullying…

November 30, 2012 In News Release

Groups Threaten to Sue PPG Industries for Polluting Ohio River and Violating Clean Water Act

November 30, 2012 In News Release

Hurricane Aftermath Shows that Poor, Aged, Disabled Would be Last Served in Event of Accident at 40-year-old N.Y. Nuclear Plant

November 30, 2012 In News Release

Public Justice Argues Critical Victims’ Rights Case Before U.S. Supreme Court

October 25, 2012 In Updates

Groups Poised to Sue Yakima Valley Farms Responsible for Public Hazards

The Center for Food Safety and the Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) — both represented by Public Justice — warned four major Yakima Valley (Ore.) factory farms that they will take them to federal court unless, in the next 90 days, the…

October 22, 2012 In Blog

A consumer reporter who really gets it

By Paul Bland, Senior Attorney This weekend we wrapped up our fall board meetings in Cleveland, the home city of board president Jack Landskroner. While in Cleveland, Jack and I spent some very worthwhile time talking arbitration and consumers’ rights issues with Sheryl Harris, a…