Sierra Club v. Butz

ELR Citation: ELR 20071
No(s). C-72-1455 (N.D. Cal. Aug 29, 1972)

A preliminary injunction is granted (subsequently dissolved, infra) preventing defendant from allowing any development of de facto wilderness areas pending preparation of impact statements under NEPA. The court holds that development of a de facto area is a major federal action.
The preliminary inj...