Supreme Court of Connecticut
Burton v. Dept. of Environmental Protection
January 21, 2021337 Conn. 781
Summary
The court affirmed judgments for the environmental agency and the plant operator in consolidated CEPA and administrative appeals. It held that the administrative proceeding adequately addressed the plaintiff's environmental concerns, that the hearing officer acted within her discretion in limiting claims and excluding an unauthenticated document, and that the plaintiff's remaining challenges were inadequately briefed. The court declined to reach the merits of the unreasonable-pollution, Clean Water Act, and remand-procedure claims because the plaintiff failed to present them adequately.