Legal Opinion
National Audubon Society, Inc. v. Watt
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 7, 1982No. Nos. 81-1641, 81-1763PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of protracted litigation concerning the federal government’s plans to construct a 250,000-acre water development project, the Garrison Diversion Unit, in North Dakota. In 1977, in connection with a suit by the National Audubon Society (Audubon) seeking injunctive relief for alleged violations of federal statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Secretary of the Interi- or and Audubon agreed to the…
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