Legal Opinion
Northern States Power Company v. The State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1971No. 71-1093_1PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
The central question posed by this litigation is whether the United States Government has the sole authority under the doctrine of pre-emption to regulate radioactive waste releases from nuclear power plants to the exclusion of the states. The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota answered affirmatively and its decision is here for review. We affirm.
This suit was commenced in August of 1969 by plaintiff-appellee, Northern States Power Company, hereinafter referred to as Northern, against the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency…
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