Natural Resources Defense Council v. Hughes

ELR Citation: ELR 20785
No(s). 75-1749 (D.D.C. Sep 27, 1977)

Granting plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, the court enjoins implementation of the Federal Coal Leasing Program. The Department of the Interior's final programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) failed to consider the "no action" alternative of continuing the 1970 moratorium on issuanc...