Legal Opinion
Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone v. Rocque
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 23, 2003No. SC 16838PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs1 have standing under General *118Statutes § 22a-16 2 to bring an action directly in the Superior Court against the defendants3 for declaratory and injunctive relief from alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The plaintiffs claim that the operations of the Millstone Nuclear Power Generating Station (Millstone) have resulted in unreasonable pollution and should be halted because Millstone has been functioning for several years without a valid water discharge permit and emergency…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Inc. v. GillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- City of Waterbury v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC v. AlvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Inc. v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Commissioner of Environmental Protection v. Connecticut Building Wrecking Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Ventres v. Goodspeed Airport, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Cadle Co. v. D'AddarioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Windels v. Environmental Protection CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Sweeney v. SweeneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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