Legal Opinion
Alabama v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 1989No. Nos. 88-7677, 89-7024PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the issuance of a temporary injunction preventing the shipment of soil contaminated with PCBs and other toxic wastes from the Geneva Industries, Inc., toxic waste site in South Houston, Texas, to Chemical Waste Management (CWM)’s toxic waste treatment facility in Emelle, Alabama. The State of Alabama and its governor, attorney general, and head of the department of environmental management, acting in their capacities as private citizens, filed suit in federal district court seeking to enjoin shipment of these wastes. Plaintiffs asserted both…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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