Sierra Club v. Alabama Environmental Management Commission

ALMON, Justice.

This Court granted petitions for certiorari filed by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”); the Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Pulp and Paper Industry Environmental Group; and the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (“AEMC” or “Commissioners”). The petitions allege several grounds for overturning the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, 627 So.2d 931, which reversed the trial court’s denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by the Sierra Club, The Alabama Conservancy, and Tony Oddo (together referred to as “Sierra”). Sierra…