Hudson River Fishermen's Ass'n v. City of New York, 751 F. Supp. 1088 (S.D.N.Y. 1990), aff'd, 940 F.2d 649 (2d Cir. 1991):

"It is indisputable that a pollutant is a pollutant no matter how useful it may earlier have been."

-- Hon. Charles L. Brieant 
November 8, 1990

Hudson Riverkeeper Fund, Inc. v. Orange and Rockland Utils., 835 F. Supp. 160 (S.D.N.Y. 1993):

"the Permit Writer in effect issued an open invitation to a lawsuit, which invitation Riverkeeper accepted."

-- Hon. Charles L. Brieant 
October 21, 1993