ELR Citation: ELR 20386
No(s). 79-2349 (D.C. Cir. Mar 19, 1981)

The court rules that a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required for a series of federal highway projects in Appalachia. The highways were conceived in 1965, and rudimentary route outlines were prepared in 1966, prior to passage of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...