Glen Head — Glenwood Landing Civic Council, Inc. v. Town of Oyster Bay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lazer, J.
ECL article 8 (see L 1975, ch 612),1 the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), is modeled on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, US Code, tit 42, § 4321 et seq.), and, like the national legislation,2 it concentrates on the environmental impact of projects and activities which are undertaken or approved by public agencies. SEQRA’s purpose is to compel the agencies principally responsible for the ultimate action-taking decision to give the environment its deserved due in deciding whether the specific proposal under consideration is to proceed (ECL…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Boryszewski v. BrydgesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Douglaston Civic Ass'n v. GalvinNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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