Legal Opinion
The Indian Lookout Alliance v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1973No. 72-1620PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the scope and extent of an Environmental Impact Statement relating to the construction of highways intended to be funded in part by federal funds. In other words, what is the minimum appropriate length of a highway project to be environmentally considered under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.l
The Iowa State Highway Department (ISHD) in 1965 adopted a plan for the construction of 1,877.94 miles of road throughout the state. This earlier plan was revised in February 1968 as a Freeway-Expressway System to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Named Individual Members of the San Antonio Conservation Society v. The Texas Highway Department, and the United States Department OftransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Roosevelt Lathan and Pearline Lathan, His Wife v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of the United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by82 opinions
- Trout Unlimited v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., and the State of New York, Intervenor-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, as Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Coalition on Sensible Transportation, Inc. v. Elizabeth DoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Piedmont Heights Civic Club, Inc. v. Thomas D. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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