Singing River Electric Power Ass'n v. State ex rel. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

BANKS, Justice,

for the Court:

Singing River Electric Power Association sued to obtain the identities of various informants who told DEQ that Singing River was improperly disposing of regulated environmental waste. Singing River appeals from the chancery court’s conclusion that it was not entitled to obtain the identities of DEQ’s informants pursuant to a statutory privilege. We conclude that the lower court correctly found that the desired reports were exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act, and therefore we affirm.

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In 1981, employees of the Singing River Electric Power…