Legal Opinion
North Carolina Ex Rel. Cooper v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2008No. 06-2131PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
In 1933, Congress created the Tennessee Valley Authority (“the TVA”) “in the *347interest of the national defense [,] for agricultural and industrial development, ... to improve navigation in the Tennessee River[,] and to control the destructive flood waters in the Tennessee River and Mississippi River Basins.” 16 U.S.C. § 831. As part of its mission, the TVA operates coal-fired power plants in…
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