Legal Opinion
Ky. Waterways Alliance v. Ky. Utilities Co.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided December 28, 2017No. Civil Action No. 5: 17–292–DCRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Danny C. Reeves, United States District Judge
This is a citizen enforcement action brought by Plaintiffs Kentucky Waterways Alliance and Sierra Club against Defendant Kentucky Utilities Co. ("KU"). [Record No. 1] The plaintiffs allege that KU's handling, storage, treatment, transportation, and disposal of coal combustion residuals *533at the E.W. Brown Generating Station presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), and has led to the unpermitted discharge of pollutants into navigable…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
30 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kentucky Waterways Alliance v. Kentucky Utilities Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2021