Leschi Improvement Council v. Washington State Highway Commission

(concurring in part; dissenting in part) — I heartily concur with the last paragraph of the majority opinion. Since the appellants in this action introduced no evidence whatsoever upon the question of the adequacy of the respondents’ environmental impact statement, but relied entirely on a federal district court judge’s finding in another action involving another segment of the highway,5 we would be perverse indeed were we to say that the evidence does not support the trial court’s finding.

I also agree that the protection of man’s environment is a matter of great and proper public concern,…