Legal Opinion
Citizens for Environmental Safety v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1987No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Special Term correctly denied petitioners’ consolidated CPLR article 78 petition seeking to annul the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) issuance of well-drilling and freshwater wetlands permits to Niachlor and Texas Brine Corporation. These permits were issued ¿s part of the Niachlor Project involving the construction of a chlorine and caustic production facility in Niagara Falls and the development of a 680-acre brinefield in the Town of Middlebury, Wyoming County. The brine is to be transported through a 60-mile…
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