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Law Practice

Dec. 2, 2008

Power Station Case Generating Heat In Monterey Bay

The delicate issue of how the government should weigh environmental interests against those of big business comes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The delicate issue of how the government should weigh environmental interests against those of big business comes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.

The justices will consider what kind of economic analysis the federal government can undertake when deciding how much energy companies have to spend to update water intake mechanisms for power plants so they meet environmental standards,...

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