California Cities Appeal Denial Of Interim Attorney Fees In Clean Water Act Case

( October 21, 2024, 1:57 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two California cities are asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge’s decision not to reconsider interim attorney fees granted to an environmental organization that sued the cities under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for discharging bacteria pollution from stormwater sewage systems....