Legal Opinion
In Re Maine Clean Fuels, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 17, 1973PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice,
By order of July 21, 1971, the Environmental Improvement Commission (EIC) denied the application of Maine Clean Fuels, Inc. (MCF), requesting approval of its proposed development of a petroleum refinery on Sears Island. 1 This is an appeal pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 487 seeking judicial review of the EIC action. We deny the appeal.
Enactment of the Site Location of Development Law (SLL) (38 M.R.S.A. §§ 481-488) provided
“a flexible and practical means by which the State, acting through the Environmental Improvement Commission, in consultation with appropriate state agencies,…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Seven Islands Land Co. v. Maine Land Use Regulation CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Gulick v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- New England Whitewater Center, Inc. v. Department of Inland Fisheries & WildlifeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- Frank v. Assessors of SkowheganSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Gashgai v. Board of Registration in MedicineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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