Northern States Power Company v. The State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1971-09-07

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MATTHES, Chief Judge. The central question posed by this litigation is whether the United States Government has the sole authority under the doctrine of pre-emption to regulate radioactive waste releases from nuclear power plants to the exclusion of the states. The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota answered affirmatively and its decision is here for r…

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