State Supreme Court / Minn.

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Decided May 23, 2002. James H. Gilbert wrote the opinion for the court.

644 N.W.2d 457 · Cited 68 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 435 U.S. 519
Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst · 256 N.W.2d 808
Cable Communications Board v. Nor-West Cable Communications Partnership · 356 N.W.2d 658
Contested Cases of St. Otto's Home v. Minnesota Department of Human Services · 437 N.W.2d 35
National Audubon Society v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · 569 N.W.2d 211

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