State of NORTH DAKOTA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross Appellants,
v.
Beverly HEYDINGER, Chair, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, et al., Defendants-Appellants/Cross Appellees.
American Wind Energy Association, et al., Amici on Behalf of Appellants.
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, et al., Amici on Behalf of Appellees.
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Submitted: October 21, 2015.
Filed: June 15, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellants/cross-appellees was Alethea M. Huyser , AAG, of Saint Paul, MN. The following attorney also appeared on this brief; Michael Everson , AAG, of Saint Paul, MN.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees/cross-appellants was Thomas H. Boyd , of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney also appeared on the appellee brief; Brent A. Lorentz , of Minneapolis, MN.
The following attorneys appeared on amicus briefs in support of appellants: Mark N. Templeton of Chicago, IL, appeared on the brief of Steven Gaw and Steven Weissman . Gene Grace , American Wind Energy Association, of Washington, DC, and Rick Umoff , Solar Energy Industries Association, of Washington, DC, appeared on the brief of The American Wind Energy Association and Solar Energy Industries Association. Scott R. Strand of St. Paul, MN, appeared on the brief of Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Fresh Energy and The Izaak Walton League of America — Midwest Office. Joanne Spalding of San Francisco, CA, Sean H. Donahue of Washington, DC, Howard A. Lerner of Chicago, IL, Benjamin Longstreth of Washington, DC, and Graham G. McCahan and Vickie L. Patton of Boulder, CO appeared on the brief of Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Natural Resources Defense Counsel and Sierra Club.
Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
A 2007 Minnesota statute provides that "no person shall ... (2) import or commit to import from outside the state power from a new large energy facility that would contribute to statewide power sector carbon dioxide emissions; or (3) enter into a new long-term power purchase agreement that would increase statewide power sector...
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