Legal Opinion
Ernestine Robles v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1973No. 72-2470PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is a bizarre case, illustrative of the ignorance by even scientists of the dangerous properties of radioactive waste materials and of the hazards that may result from such ignorance. It arose out of the practice by a uranium processing plant of making available free of charge its uranium tailings 1 for use as clean fill dirt in connection with construction of private and public structures in the community of Grand Junction, Colorado, where the uranium processing plant was located. The practice, begun in 1950, continued until 1966, when the hazards incident…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Julius G. Getman v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Sterling Drug Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- General Services Administration v. Henry BensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hearst Corp. v. HoppeWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Church of Scientology v. United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Industrial Foundation of the South v. Texas Industrial Accident BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1976
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