Citizen suit
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In the United States, a citizen suit is a lawsuit by a private citizen to enforce a statute. Environmental laws that allow citizen suits include:
- Clean Water Act
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- Clean Air Act 1970
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- 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
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