Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Morton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 30, 1974No. Civ. A. 1983-73PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
FLANNERY, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment by plaintiffs, federal defendants and defendants-intervenors. It presents important issues concerning the applicability of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. (1970), to the livestock grazing permit program of the Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of Interior. Five of the six plaintiffs are environmental organizations whose general objectives are to enhance and protect the environment and to insure…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Portland Cement Association v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by42 opinions
- The Sierra Club v. Stanley K. HathawayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the United States Department of TheinteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- American Horse Protection Association, Inc. v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- State of Alaska & Mauneluk Association v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife, Intervenors. State of Alaska & Mauneluk Association v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of WildlifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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