The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismisses for lack of jurisdiction a petition to review an Atomic Energy Commission order excluding certain environmental, accident, and energy conservation issues from consideration in an application to construct a third nuclear power plant on the so...

The court refuses to revoke the building permits and enioin further construction of two complexes of offices, shops, and parking garages for which permits were granted and construction begun after the effective date of the District of Columbia Implementation Plan but prior to promulgation of its rev...

An agreement between EPA and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) that regulation of the discharge of radioactive byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials from nuclear generating plants is under the AEC's exclusive jurisdiction is upheld as being in accordance with the provisions of the Federa...

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation is enjoined from constructing a federally funded bypass highway segment until a NEPA environmental impact statement has been filed and additional hearings have been held in accordance with the requirements of §128 of the Federal Highway Act. The court rules that...

The court affirms a lower court ruling that defendants have complied with the effective provisions of the state Environmental Policy Act with respect to a planned new terminal and parking garage at Logan Airport, but reverses the lower court's holding that the city health department's air pollution ...

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court ruling that found inadequate and remanded to the Secretary of Transportation his refusal to approve the use of parkland in Memphis for highway construction. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 requires the Secretary t...

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be prepared in conjunction with the approval by a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), of a proposal for the annexation by a city of 677 acres of agricultural land with residential and commercial...

The court holds moot an action to halt two projects for the enlargement of the Portland Airport and the construction of an interstate highway bridge, both of which would entail extensive dredging and filling of the Columbia River, since plans for both projects have been abandoned. The court denies p...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in its second opinion in Ely v. Velde, reverses the district court's holding that NEPA's requirements do not apply to a state medical center for prisoners once the state had indicated that it will not use any federal funds for construction of the center...

In consolidated cases, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (CEI) is prohibited from acquiring an easement over a privately owned tract of land for the purpose of building a power line and enjoined from constructing the power line across the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Court of Common Plea...