Supreme Court of Missouri / Jul 16, 2019
Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Carolyn Johnson, Appellants, vs. State of Missouri and Clean Water Commission of the State of Missouri, Respondents.
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Carolyn Johnson challenged amendments to § 644.021, RSMo, concerning the composition of the Clean Water Commission, seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. The circuit court dismissed their petition for lack of standing. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal, holding that the Coalition lacked taxpayer standing, a legally cognizable interest or threatened injury, and that § 516.500, RSMo, did not provide an independent basis for standing.