Groups: Injunction Proper In Groundwater Case Involving Marina On Raritan River

Mealey's (July 17, 2018, 12:18 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Two environmental groups on July 16 filed a brief in New Jersey federal court contending that their motion for a preliminary injunction should be granted against NL Industries Inc. related to claims that the company and others violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) when they discharged pollutants in levels that exceeded federal permits and contaminated local groundwater.  Moreover, the groups insist that the defendants’ argument that the motion is not ripe because of plans to build a marina on the river should be rejected (Raritan Baykeeper, et al. v. NL Industries Inc., et al., No. 09-4117, D. N.J.)....