Oregon Waste Sys., Inc. v. Department of Envtl. Quality

ELR Citation: ELR 20674
No(s). s. 93-70, -108 (U.S. Apr 4, 1994)

The Court rules that the state of Oregon's imposition of a surcharge on the in-state disposal of solid waste generated in other states that is nearly three times that imposed on the disposal of waste generated within Oregon violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Oregon imposed a $2.5...