Citizens Utility Board v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Citizens Utility Board (CUB) appeals from an order of the appellate court, affirming an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) in an industry-wide proceeding the Commission initiated on its own motion. The order appealed from addressed the rate-making treatment of expenses Illinois gas and electric utilities will be liable for under existing Federal and State environmental law, particularly the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (1988)) and similar State environmental legislation (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch.…