Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 25, 1983No. Nos. 473, 475, 476, 522, 523, 524, Dockets 82-6125, 82-6145, 82-6149, 82-6183, 82-6193 and 82-6195PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
These are appeals by state and federal defendants and a cross-appeal by plaintiffs Sierra Club, et al. (“Sierra Club”), from judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas P. Griesa, Judge, upholding in part plaintiffs’ challenge to the federal defendants’ approval of Hudson River landfill in connection with a proposed New York City highway known as “Westway.” The court ruled that defendants United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) and Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) had violated the National Environmental…
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