ELR Citation: ELR 20248
No(s). s. 79-1779, -1851 (D.D.C. Mar 21, 1980)

In a case of first impression, the court rules that the Pittston Company's application for an exemption from §7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to enable it to build an oil refinery in Maine is not ripe for review. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had preliminarily indicated that it wo...