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Government,
Environmental & Energy

Sep. 29, 2020

River stewards want to sue state official for inaction in preventing human waste accumulation

Stewards of the Mokelumne River want to force the department to address a problem that has plagued many areas of the state: homeless encampments and the waste they produce.

When can one sue a state official for inaction? That's the question in a dispute between an environmental group and the California Department of Transportation.

Stewards of the Mokelumne River want to force the department to address a problem that has plagued many areas of the state: homeless encampments and the waste they produce. Stewards of the Mokelumne River v. California Department of Transportation

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