Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Administrator, Energy Research & Development Administration
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 8, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-1691PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs are the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC), Oregon Environmental Council, Friends of the Earth, and Environmentalists, Inc., as well as one individual. They bring this suit to challenge the Energy Research and Development Administration’s (ERDA) failure to apply for and obtain licenses under section 202(4) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5842(4) (Supp. Y 1975) (hereinafter, the 1974 Energy Act), for the construction of 22 high-level radioactive waste storage tanks at the Hanford…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Scientists' Institute for Public Information, Inc. v. Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State of Cal. v. BerglandDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1980
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Olmsted Citizens For A Better Community v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. 162.20 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Clay County, State of Mississippi, and F.E. UithovenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc. v. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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