PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK v. DYNEGY MIDWEST GEN., LLC

No. 18-3644.

976 F.3d 761 (2020)

PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Published October 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellyn J. Bullock , Attorney, Solberg & Bullock LLC, Champaign, IL, Thomas Joseph Cmar , Jennifer Cassel , Attorneys, Earthjustice, Chicago, IL, Melissa Legge , Attorney, Earthjustice, New York, NY, Mychal Ozaeta , Attorney, Earthjustice, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel J. Deeb , Ryan Cullen Granholm , Joshua More , Attorneys, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, IL, Philip Stephen Gidiere, III , Attorney, Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL, Michael L. Raiff , Allyson Newton Ho , Attorneys, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Stephen R. Kaufmann , Attorney, Hepler Broom, LLC, Springfield, IL, for Amicus Curiae Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group.

Amanda Shafer Berman , David Chung , Attorneys, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

F. William Brownell , Attorney, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae h.


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