Legal Opinion

Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v. Nestlé Waters North America Inc

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 2007No. Docket 130802, 130803PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.

The sole question presented in this case is whether plaintiffs have standing to bring a claim under *285the Michigan Environmental Protection Act (MEPA)1 as that claim relates to certain streams, lakes, and wetlands in Mecosta County.

In Nat’l Wildlife Federation v Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co,2 we noted that “ ‘environmental plaintiffs adequately allege injury in fact when they aver that they use the affected area and are persons “for whom the aesthetic and recreational values of the area will be lessened” by the challenged activity.’ ”3 Plaintiffs indisputably have standing to bring a MEPA claim…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. CunoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by66 opinions

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  5. Cadle Co. v. City of KentwoodMichigan Court of Appeals · 2009

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