Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 1, 1998No. Civil Action 88-263 LONPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
LONGOBARDI, Senior District Judge.
I. NATURE AND STAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
This case presents the Court with the unique opportunity to examine the interplay between constitutional principles, federal and local law, as well as significant public policy concerns. To resolve these issues, the Court must balance the economic and industrial benefits conferred on this state by defendant, and the esthetic, recreational and environmental interests espoused by federal law and guarded by plaintiffs.
In 1988, plaintiffs Natural Resources Defense Council and the Delaware Audubon Society…
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