Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Cotter Corp.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 6, 1983No. 81SC373PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals dismissing the petitioners’ complaint for lack of standing. National Wildlife Federation v. Cotter Corp., 646 P.2d 393 (Colo.App.1981).
We reverse.
I
The genesis of this case was in 1977 when the Cotter Corporation (Cotter) began construction of a new uranium mill and a facility for disposal of the tailings. Cotter applied to the Radiation and Hazardous Wastes Control Division (RHWCD) of the Colorado Department of Health (Department) for an amended radioactive-materials license for operation of its mill…
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