Natural Resources Defense Council v. Morton

ELR Citation: ELR 20028
No(s). 2397-71 (D.D.C. Dec 16, 1971)

Plaintiffs' motion granted for preliminary injunction preventing defendants from proceeding with the lease of approximately 80 tracts on the Outer Continental Shelf off eastern Louisiana for purposes of oil exploration. The Interior Department's final impact statement failed to mention certain alter...