Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1983No. 82-2101PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
We review a trial court opinion upholding a Final Environmental Impact Statement, and the Army Corps of Engineers decision to issue permits based on it, authorizing the private construction of a multipurpose deepwater port and crude oil distribution system at Galveston, Texas. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and the case remanded.
I. FACTS AND DISPOSITION BELOW
We sketch a factual overview of the case, reserving more detail for our analysis of the legal issues presented.
Galveston Bay, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Galveston Island and…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by118 opinions
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