Legal Opinion
Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Carolyn Johnson v. State of Missouri and Clean Water Commission of the State of Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 16, 2019No. SC97591PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtW. Brent Powell, Judge
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment and one of its members, Carolyn Johnson (collectively, the Coalition), challenge the circuit court's dismissal of the Coalition's petition for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the State and the Clean Water Commission. This Court finds the Coalition lacks standing and affirms the dismissal.
Factual and Procedural History
Missouri's Clean Water Commission is created by statute as a "water contaminant control agency" within the department of natural resources. § 644.021. 1 The Commission is composed of seven members appointed by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Schweich v. NixonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
- Eastern Missouri Laborers District Council v. St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Manzara v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
- Missouri Coalition for the Environment v. Joint Committee on Administrative RulesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
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