Legal Opinion
Columbia Basin Land Protection Ass'n v. Schlesinger
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1981No. Nos. 78-1526, 78-1588 and 78-3311PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants (an association of farmers in Franklin County, Washington, hereinafter Landowners) sued the Bonneville Power Administration [BPA], an agency within the Department of the Interior, to enjoin the construction of a 500 kilovolt power transmission line across their lands. The district court denied them the injunction, and the Landowners now bring this appeal. All 191 towers required for the line have been erected and the line has been in operation since 1978.
Numerous flaws in the proceedings are alleged by the Landowners. The major issues concern whether the…
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