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Friends of the Chattahoochee, Inc. v. Couch

Date
2008
Geography
Georgia
Part of
Friends of the Chattahoochee, Inc. v. Longleaf Energy Associates, LLC

About this case

Filing year
2008
Status
Order issued vacating final decision of administrative law judge.
Geography
Docket number
2008CV146398
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Ga. Super. Ct.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)United States → Georgia Air Quality Act
At issue
Challenge to permit for 1,200 MW coal-fired power plant.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/30/2008
Decision
Order issued vacating final decision of administrative law judge.
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The Georgia Superior Court rejected a state permit for construction of a coal-fired power plant on the Chattahoochee River. The court held that the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources must limit the amount of carbon dioxide from the proposed plant before construction can begin, overruling an administrative law judge's decision upholding the agency's approval of the plant.

Summary

Challenge to permit for 1,200 MW coal-fired power plant.