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Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Holsten

Date
2007
Geography
Minnesota
Part of
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Holsten

About this case

Filing year
2007
Status
Findings of fact, conclusions of law, order for judgment, and memorandum issued.
Geography
Docket number
CV-07-3338
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Minn. Dist. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → State Impact Assessment Laws
Principal law
United States → Minnesota Environmental Policy Act
At issue
Challenge to environmental impact statement prepared in conjunction with ore mining and steel production project.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
10/15/2008
Decision
Findings of fact, conclusions of law, order for judgment, and memorandum issued.
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The plaintiff, an environmental advocacy group, filed suit in state court against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources alleging that it did not adequately consider the amount of greenhouse gases a proposed $1.65 billion direct taconite-to-steel plant would produce when it approved an environmental impact statement (EIS) concerning the plant.  The state court upheld the EIS, holding that the state agency followed the law when drafting the EIS. The environmental advocacy group appealed the ruling.

Summary

Challenge to environmental impact statement prepared in conjunction with ore mining and steel production project.