Nevada v. Burford

ELR Citation: ELR 20944
No(s). CV-S-88-203-PMP (RJJ) (D. Nev. Jan 27, 1989)

The court holds that Nevada lacks standing to challenge the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) issuance of a right-of-way authorizing the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the Yucca Mountain area as a potential repository of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. The court holds tha...