A private citizen can bring a suit to halt the construction of a dam by the federal government if the agency responsible failed to conduct an environmental impact study or if the study is inadequate.

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) gives private citizens the right to petition federal agencies about environmental concerns and to bring a civil action in federal court to enforce NEPA requirements, including challenges to inadequate environmental impact statements. This includes challenges to the construction of dams by the federal government.

A Private Citizen Can Bring a Suit to Halt the Construction