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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMM'N v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, CHEMICAL SERV., INC.

No. 83-C-2654.

450 So.2d 1292 (1984)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMMISSION v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, CHEMICAL SERVICES, INCORPORATED.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herschel L. Abbott, Jr., Harry S. Hardin, III, Samuel O. Buckley, III, Michael A. Chernekoff, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Peter M. Arnow, John B. Sheppard, Jr., Gary L. Keyser, Asst. Attys. Gen., Counsel for respondent.

Leonard Knapp, Dist. Atty., amicus curiae.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Browning-Ferris Industries, Chemical Services, Inc. (hereinafter "BFI"), defendant, owns and operates a hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility near Willow Springs in Calcasieu Parish. On the facility, BFI has secure landfill cells into which BFI deposits solid wastes. The Environmental Control Commission conducted extensive public hearings concerning the possible effects the facility had on the environment and on the health...

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