Legal Opinion
Advocates for Transportation Alternatives, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 29, 2006No. Civil Action 05-11918-WGYPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs Advocates for Transportation Alternatives, Inc. 1 and individual Massachusetts residents 2 (collectively, the “Advocates”) allege that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) violated federal environmental statutes by issuing a permit pursuant to the Clean Water Act to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) to restore commuter rail service on the Greenbush Line between Braintree and Scituate, Massachusetts. See Compl. ¶¶ 131-50.
The Advocates seek a permanent vacation of the permit and any other actions…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Greenpeace Action v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Associated Fisheries of Maine, Inc. v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Trout Unlimited v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
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