Town of Stratford v. Federal Aviation Administration

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Town of Stratford petitions for review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Decision concerning the Bridgeport Sikorsky Memorial Airport and disposal of land from the Stratford Army Engine Plant. We conclude that Stratford lacks prudential standing to pursue its claims that the FAA’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was inadequate under the National Environmental Policy Act1 and that its remaining claims are without merit. Stratford’s petition is therefore denied.

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