Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army

ELR Citation: ELR 20991
No(s). s. 86-1940 et al (1st Cir. Jun 3, 1987)

The court upholds a district court decision awarding attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) to an environmental group that successfully prevented the Army Corps of Engineers from constructing a port facility and causeway on Sears Island, Maine. The court first holds that the dist...