Relying on its earlier decision in Snyder v. Harris, the U.S. Supreme Court affirms a Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that lakeshore property owners with separate and distinct damage claims for water pollution must each satisfy the federal jurisdictional amount requirement in order to maintai...

The final environmental impact statement for the partially completed Tellico Dam project complies with the requirements of NEPA, and a preliminary injunction against further construction is dissolved. The final EIS adequately discusses historial and archeological losses to be incurred by the project...

The court grants plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and enjoins defendants from allowing clearcutting under contracts for the sale of timber in the Monongahela National Forest since this practice violates the Organic Act of 1897. Defendants are ordered to revise their regulations, manual, and c...

Two orders of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which withdrew approval of New Animal Drug Applications for implant pellets of the growth hormone DES and revoked certain regulations governing their use, are held illegal and vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. ...

An amended emergency temporary standard issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and designed to protect farm workers from exposure to residues of certain organophosphorous pesticides, is vacated. The Secretary of Labor's determination that the standard was necessary is not supported by ...

The court denies a motion for preliminary injunction prohibiting defendants from approving the final environmental impact statement for an interstate highway segment and from taking any further action on the project. Plaintiffs failed to show sufficient probability of success on the merits of their ...

The Supreme Court of Minnesota reverses the dismissal of an action brought under the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act to enjoin construction of a county highway across marshland, and remands the case to allow presentation of statutory defenses by the county. A prima facie case is established by ev...

The Oregon Court of Appeals upholds the constitutionality of the state's "bottle bill," finding that it neither places an undue burden on interstate commerce nor violates the due process rights of bottle and beverage manufacturers. The legislation is a permissible exercise of the state's police powe...

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a lower court's ruling that the TVA's environmental impact statement for the partially completed Tellico Dam project constitutes an adequate compliance with the requirements of NEPA. The court notes that in assessing the statement's adequacy, practicability...

The court denies a motion by defendants to amend its final order holding illegal, under the Organic Act, clearcutting in the Monongahela National Forest and requiring the Forest Service to modify its regulations, contracts, and manual provisions accordingly before July 1, 1974. Defendants sought to ...