The court holds that the environmental impact statement for a highway project that bisects plaintiffs' farm adequately fulfills the requirements of NEPA, and vacates a preliminary injunction against right-of-way acquisition. The corridor hearings, which were held in 1969 and thus must not be viewed ...

The court enjoins further construction on a dam project because the environmental impact statement prepared by the Soil Conservation Service failed to comply with the requirements of NEPA and the Council on Environmental Quality's Guidelines for the preparation of such statements. The EIS did not ad...

The court of appeals affirms the district court's finding that HUD's environmental impact statement for the San Antonio Ranch development conformed in all ways to the requirements of NEPA. While agreeing that the original EIS did not meet NEPA's demands, it reverses the lower court's award of attorn...

The court issues a preliminary injunction prohibiting federal officials from approving federal funds for construction of an interstate highway segment outside Franconia Notch State Park until a new environmental impact statement, which analyzes the effect of the entire interstate highway on the Park...

The court refuses to enjoin construction of a 300-foot tower on private property adjacent to Gettysburg National Park, but remands the case to the Secretary of the Interior for a statement of reasons why no NEPA impact statement was prepared in conjunction with the execution of a land exchange trans...

A proposed recreational development to be constructed in Cookeville, Tennessee, and partially funded by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, is a major federal action significantly affecting the environment, and requires preparation of an environmental impact statement. The "environmental statement" ...

The court affirms a lower court's denial of injunctive relief in an action seeking to prohibit the rental by a developer of unused space within an irrigation pipeline and distribution system built with federal reclamation loans in order to transport the developer's well water to a resort complex. Un...

The court reverses a lower court and holds that plaintiff need not show irreparable harm in order to obtain injunctive relief against an unlicensed stripmining operation. Injunctive relief is a statutorily authorized remedy under the state law prohibiting stripmining without a license, and therefore...

The court denies a motion to reconsider its grant of summary judgment against plaintiffs who sought to enjoin the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) from furnishing electrical power to a magnesium ferrosilicon plant recently under construction. Plaintiffs' contention that BPA's NEPA impact statem...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals finds that NRDC and the Arizona Nurses Association lack standing to challenge EPA's decision regarding the adequacy of the Arizona air quality implementation plan, but proceeds to review that decision since the remaining petitioner does have standing. The "injury-i...