Sierra Club v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

ELR Citation: 46 ELR 20176
No(s). 14-15998, -16513 (9th Cir. Nov 2, 2016)

The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of environmental groups' lawsuit challenging the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's EIS for its updated land use plan. Applying a standard similar to the standard for evaluating an EIS under NEPA, the court held that the EIS and update adequately addressed the lo...