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· 10/27/2008

Sierra Club v. Franklin County Power of Illinois, LLC

Citations

  • 546 F.3d 918
  • 39 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20271
  • 67 ERC (BNA) 2063
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 22309
  • 2008 WL 4693519

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that environmental organization had standing to challenge construction of coal plant since member of organization actually used land threatened by expected pollution from plant
  • explaining that the \injury-in-fact necessary for standing need not be large\ and that \an identifiable trifle will suffice\
  • stating that the injury-in-fact “need not be large, an identifiable trifle will suffice”
  • noting that an injury “need not be large, an identifiable trifle will suffice”
  • finding that Sierra Club established Article III standing because one of its members stated that she visited the land at issue every other year and would no longer do so due to the alleged environmental harm
  • finding that Sierra Club established Article III standing because one of its members stated that she visited the land at issue every other year and would no longer do so due to the alleged environmental harm

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Judges: Bauer, Ripple, Williams

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