Citizens for Safe Waste Management v. St. Louis County Air Pollution Control Appeal Board

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This appeal follows a two-count declaratory judgment suit brought by appellants to stop construction and operation of the Halls Ferry landfill site in St. Louis County. Just prior to oral argument, the landfill operator, holder of the permits for this site, dropped the project, sought to decommission the landfill, and commenced excavation and removal of waste already in the landfill. Appellants and respondents agree that the subject matter of the suit is moot, but disagree as to the doctrine of mootness applying to a portion of the circuit court judgment.

Appellants are two…