Friends of the Earth v. Corps of Eng'rs

ELR Citation: ELR 20075
No(s). s. CIV.A. 98-0801 et al (D.D.C. Aug 10, 2000)

The court holds that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it failed to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) prior to the permitting of three casinos on the Mississippi coast. Mississippi law requires casinos to be located on floating vessels...