Legal Opinion
Friends of the River v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 11, 1983No. 82-2022PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.*
Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission 1) to license the construction of a hydroelectric plant on a body of water subject to federal jurisdiction is limited by two federal statutes: the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a-823a (1976 & Supp. V 1981), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4361 (1976). In this petition for review, Friends of the River and Dale Meyer (FOR or petitioners)…
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- State of Wisconsin, and County of Marquette, Michigan, Intervening v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Individually and as Secretary of the Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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- State of Wisconsin, and County of Marquette, Michigan, Intervening v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Individually and as Secretary of the Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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