Legal Opinion
People for Environmental Enlightenment & Responsibility (PEER), Inc. v. Minnesota Environmental Quality Council
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 7, 1978No. 47911PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
This appeal was taken from a district court judgment affirming the issuance by respondent Minnesota Environmental Quality Council (MEQC) 1 of a construction permit for a high voltage transmission line (HVTL) between the Twin Cities’ metropolitan area and Forbes, Minnesota, pursuant to its authority under the Power Plant Siting Act (PPSA), Minn.St. 116C.51 to 116C.69, and rejecting appellants’ challenge to a 5y2-mile segment of the proposed route from node 2 to node 8A in Washington County known as Route 7. We remand to the district court to refer the case to the MEQC for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Reserve Mining Co. v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Lathan v. BrinegarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Hunt v. Nevada State BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Meister v. Western National Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Manchester Environmental Coalition v. StocktonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- In Re the Excess Surplus Status of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Minnesota Power & Light Co. v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- In Re Estate of EriksenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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