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PEOPLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL v. MINN. ENVIRONMENTAL

No. 47911.

266 N.W.2d 858 (1978)

PEOPLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENLIGHTENMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY (PEER), INC., et al., petitioners, Appellants, v. MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL, etc., Respondent, Northern States Power Company, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Popovich, St. Paul, Broeker, Hartfeldt, Hedges & Grant, Will Hartfeldt, and Eleni P. Skevas, Minneapolis, for appellants.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Richard B. Allyn, Sol. Gen., Stephen Shakman, William E. Dorigan and Donald A. Kannas, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, for Mn. Env. Qual. Council.

Ralph S. Towler, Minneapolis, for No. St. Power.

Popham, Haik, Schnobrich, Kaufman & Doty, Raymond A. Haik, and Gary R. Macomber, Minneapolis, for NSP & Mn. Power & Light.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

This appeal was taken from a district court judgment affirming the issuance by respondent Minnesota Environmental Quality Council (MEQC)1 of a construction permit for a high voltage transmission line (HVTL) between the Twin Cities' metropolitan area and Forbes, Minnesota, pursuant to its authority under the Power Plant Siting Act (PPSA), Minn.St. 116C.51 to 116C.69, and rejecting appellants' challenge to a 5½...

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