Openlands v. United States Department of Transportation

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20119
No(s). 13 C 4950 (N.D. Ill. Jun 16, 2015) (Alonso, J.)

A district court held that the Federal Highway Administration's (FHwA's) record of decision (ROD) and EIS for a proposed tollroad project between Indiana and Illinois violated NEPA. The EIS stated that the purpose and need for the tollroad is to accommodate an anticipated population boom. The purpos...