Legal Opinion
County of Suffolk v. Secretary of Interior
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 25, 1977No. Nos. 1187, 1258, Dockets 77-6049 and 77-6050PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
As our energy demands escalate, so does the running battle between the environmentalists and the exploiters of our natural resources. This appeal represents another skirmish in that confrontation. The principal issue is whether an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared by the Department of Interior for the purpose of determining whether to authorize a program for exploitation of our oil and gas resources contained sufficient information with respect to the environmental consequences of the proposed action and alternatives to satisfy the requirements of §…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by85 opinions
- California v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Coalition for Canyon Preservation v. Karl S. Bowers, Administrator, Federal Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- State of Alaska v. Cecil D. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- North Slope Borough v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. James G. Watt, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. James G. Watt, Atlantic Richfield Company, Intervenor-DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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