Legal Opinion
Clark County v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 18, 2008No. 06-1377PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
For several years, Clark County, Nevada, has been working with the Federal Aviation Administration on plans for a new airport southwest of Las Vegas. As that process unfolded, an alternative-energy company notified the FAA that it wanted to build a wind farm of 83 electricity-generating turbines on a mountain a few miles from the planned airport site. The FAA concluded that the 400-foot-tall turbines would not obstruct the airspace near the airport site or pose a hazard by interfering with radar systems at the new…
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