ELR Citation: ELR 20181
No(s). 79-1178 (8th Cir. Feb 12, 1980)

Affirming the district court, 9 ELR 20128, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Department of the Interior need not prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) prior to the issuance of a mineral patent. The court first points out that as the issuance of a mineral patent is a minist...