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...

In a suit brought under §307 (b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals vacates an amendment by EPA to the Michigan implementation plan since the change constitutes a "revision" rather than a "clarification," and EPA has not complied with the informal rulemaking requirements of t...

The requirements of NEPA do not apply to a proposed highway segment in Connecticut which the state intends to finance with state funds, even though federal funds have already been spent on planning the project. The project remains eligible for further federal funding, and a connecting segment of the...

A California city ordinance limiting growth to 500 units per year (a figure substantially below the estimated demand for new housing in the community) is struck down as a violation of the constitutional right to travel, since no compelling governmental interest was shown. Defendants' arguments that ...