Legal Opinion
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Templet
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided July 9, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-761-BPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This case requires the Court to determine whether Louisiana’s ban on the importation of hazardous waste from foreign countries violates the United States Constitution.
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (ChemWaste) has filed this action seeking declaratory relief against the defendant, Paul H. Templet, Ph.D., Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), 1 challenging the constitutionality of Louisiana Revised Statutes (La. R.S.) 30:2190 and 30:2191, which govern the importation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste in the State of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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