Cook Inletkeeper v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20129
No(s). 3:12-cv-0205 (D. Alaska May 27, 2014) (Beistline, J.)

A district court upheld a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit issued under CWA §404 for a railroad extension project in an area surrounded by wetlands. Two functional assessments were prepared for the project. An environmental group argued that the second functional assessment, which was performed ...