Legal Opinion
Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area Coalition v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 28, 1990No. 87 Civ. 4242 (MEL)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This is a citizen suit brought under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7604(a) (1982), to enforce air quality standards in the area surrounding the Atlantic Terminal and Brooklyn Center Projects (collectively the “Atlantic Terminal Project” or “Project”), a proposed development in downtown Brook lyn. 1 The plaintiffs (collectively “ATU-RA”) claim that the Project will cause serious new violations and exacerbate existing violations of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for carbon monoxide (the “NAAQS” or the “standards”) by increasing automobile traffic in the area and…
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- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- County of Suffolk v. Secretary of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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