Legal Opinion
Colonias Development Council v. Rhino Environmental Services, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 2, 2003No. 22,932PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VIGIL, Judge.
{1} The Colonias Development Council (CDC) seeks to reverse a decision of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED or the Department) issuing a permit to Rhino Environmental Services, Inc. (Rhino) to operate a landfill near Chaparral, New Mexico. We address CDC’s claims that the Department did not comply with the Solid Waste Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 74-9-1 to -43 (1990, as amended through 2001) (the Act), and the regulations adopted pursuant to the Act, because the Department failed to consider the “social impact” of the landfill on the community of Chaparral, and failed to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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