Law and Litigation as an Interest Group Arena

A Lot More Litigation








Citizen Suits

• Clean Water Act
• Safe Drinking Water Act
• Clean Air Act 1970
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund)
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
• Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act of 1986- SARA Title III

 POLICY CAUSES POLITICS

• The Environmental Bar
• The targets of regulation hire lawyers, too

Legal Groups

• Networking
• Analysis
• Litigation

Litigation

• The Cost of Litigation & the Contingent Fee System
• Test Cases