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· 8/17/1989

Western Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District

Citations

  • 777 P.2d 157
  • 49 Cal. 3d 408
  • 261 Cal. Rptr. 384
  • 30 ERC (BNA) 1441
  • 1989 Cal. LEXIS 1595

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  • “In view of the long tradition of local regulation and the legislatively imposed duty [on local governments] to preserve and protect the public health, preemption may not be lightly found.”
  • “In view of the long tradition of local regulation and the legislatively imposed duty [on local governments] to preserve and protect the public health, preemption may not be lightly found.”

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Judges: Eagleson

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